Guantánamo Bay

Detainees wearing orange jumpsuits crouch down within a barbed wire protected area.

5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday

Global Politics

The infamous naval base at Guantanamo Bay is quietly commemorating its 115th anniversary in the shadows of alleged torture that was “contrary” to American values, according to former President Barack Obama.

A soldier walks past concertina wire surrounding the outside of Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Delta at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.

Are the 9/11 trials at Guantanamo still about 9/11?

Justice
Gitmo

Obama has pledged to close Gitmo, but the Pentagon is working to keep it open

Justice
Marines take a smoke break at Camp America, Guantanamo Bay.

These photos capture Guantanamo’s double life as a tropical prison and an all-American oasis in Cuba

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What’s the Future of Guantánamo?