Abuses at Guantanamo Bay

Paper Summary:

The paper reviews several articles on prisoner abuses in Guantanamo Bay. The paper looks at prisoners' conditions, tortures, military trials and legal reviews that the Bush administration contend are in order. The paper concludes that the situation negates the American image as the guardian of democracy, human rights, justice and fairness and moral leadership in the world.

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Introduction
Methodology
Literature Review
Analysis and Conclusion

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"Guantanamo Bay Naval Station is located in the Oriente Province at the Southeast corner of Cuba. It was installed in January 2002 to hold "enemy combatants" captured in Afghanistan and those suspected of connection with al-Qaeda.
"What has really been happening in Guantanamo? What does it say or reflect about the true crime, justice and violence conditions in the US? It is of utmost interest to any freedom-loving individual in the world to know the answers. The US is the most powerful nation in the world. It has promoted an image as the guardian of democracy, justice and fairness and human rights. The situation in Guantanamo should test that image and moral leadership."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Buncombe, Andrew. Guantanamo Review Offers Hope to British Prisoners. The (London) Independent: Independent Newspapers UK Limited, 2004
• ----------------------. War on Terror: Prisoners: Shocking Guantanamo Abuses Revealed. The (London) Independent: Independent Newspapers UK Limited, 2004
• ---------------------. Military Trials of Guntanamo Prisoners Will Be "Full and Fair."The (London) Independent: Independent Newspapers UK Limited, 2004
• Cornwell, Rupert. Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Go on Hunger Strike in Protest. The (London) Independent : Independent Newspapers UK Limited, 2004
• Doyle, Michael. Guantanamo Prisoners Await Supreme Judgment. Oakland Tribune:ANG Newspapers, 2007

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