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From Serial: Season 4 - Guantánamo

Mar 30, 2024
41:54
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Exploring the origins and operations of Guantanamo Bay post 9/11, focusing on its unique legal jurisdiction, detainee treatment, unveiling untold stories through firsthand accounts, ethical dilemmas faced by detainees and interrogators, Roel's involvement in a secret mission, reflections on moral struggle, and contrasting military training experiences in different war zones.
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  • Guantanamo Bay housed low-level detainees without clear release plans, resulting in prolonged detentions.
  • Interrogations at Guantanamo crossed ethical boundaries, using misinformation and inducing trauma in detainees.

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Overview of Guantanamo Bay's Establishment and Purpose

Guantanamo Bay was set up as a makeshift prison post-9/11 to house suspected militants from Afghanistan for interrogation. The location was strategic in terms of legal loopholes, being on foreign soil. However, the inmates turned out to be mostly low-level individuals and some were held without a clear plan for release, leading to prolonged detentions.

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