06 April 2015

Guantanamo's 10-second makeover

Al Jazeera English

It's multiple-choice time.
Which of the following do you least associate with the word "victim"?
A. Someone held without charge in an illegal prison.
B. Someone held without charge in an illegal prison despite being cleared for release.
C. Someone tortured and held without charge in an illegal prison despite being cleared for release.
D. The prison guard.
If you chose "D", the United States Southern Command (Southcom) has a bone to pick with you. Take a look at its 2015 posture statement, which includes a short section on everyone's favourite American penal colony: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. READ MORE AT AL JAZEERA ENGLISH.