Why is the Guantánamo Bay prison still open?

[@Vox]

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[@frostyalaska6371]

Should do a report on CMU prisons here in the US. People are charged with sedition against the state and are put in solitary confinement without ever being brought infront of a jury and are instead charged by military tribunals. Literally a way to silence potential political enemies.

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

@@frostyalaska6371 huh?

[@frostyalaska6371]

@@littledudefromacrossthestr5755 look up CMU prisons Ted talk it’s disgusting way more of an issue than gauntanomo

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

@@frostyalaska6371 ok! Ty

[@My2CentsYall]

OBAMA tried to close it but they would not let him do it so it remains open.

[@Luvinist]

When the US do it, it's an unfortunate situation. When other countries do it, it's a human right violation.

[@duyguozkann]

THIS

[@MrJasa89]

@@andrewcollins6954 nope

[@umaryusuf537]

@@andrewcollins6954 what? That’s not even true

[@jonahalkana5195]

@@andrewcollins6954 average republican

[@turqutopia]

Let's not forget about their bestie israel ..... over there everyday is a human rights violation day

[@thefattesthagrid]

The question should not be "Why did the US get away with it?", the question should be "Who is supposed to stop the US from doing so?".

[@Gurumeierhans]

The rest of the world. But money must go cha-ching

[@centrist3684]

When China does bad thing, US is suppose to, according to Reddit and Facebook. So...China is suppose to stop US?

[@thefattesthagrid]

@@centrist3684 That must've felt weird while typing, eh?

[@Gurumeierhans]

@@centrist3684 would be cool, yeah. or the whole civilized world

[@alexs1640]

The American people are supposed to stop the US. But we just had 70 million people vote for a pathological liar with authoritarian beliefs, so good luck getting them to do anything constructive

[@simonwalkenhorst7250]

We live in a world where you can openly be thrown into 20 years of torture and agony, without any proof or justification of wrong doing, by a "democractic","lawful" and "first world" country without anyone doing anything about it.

[@RobertGames2030]

😰😰😰

[@Youssouf_]

Sad world

[@Gaylord69420]

Uh, they are literally terrorists are you daft lol

[@johannesahrens7963]

Well the EU urged the US to close it thats pretty much all they can do but it's kinda the uss peoples fault if they keep electing republicans

[@cz2301]

Nah, not democratic: republican

[@samsee_ca]

Dan Fried might be my favourite interview Vox has ever done for a video. "Once you start them outside the rule of law, bringing them in the rule of law's a lot trickier than you think. Don't throw out the rulebook in a fit of passion. You'll regret it."

[@ComputerCurry]

I liked his thoughts on the situation.

[@priyanshu3182]

What did he exactly mean by regret?

[@xCM3Lx]

@@priyanshu3182 Probably that the detainees will testify they were treated inhumanely and will be given lesser punishment than deserved (possibly even set free) due to cruel and unusual punishment and/or unlawful imprisonment

[@jakeave]

the entire patriot act in a nutshell, and covid. We always panic in these once in a generation issues instead of making slight adjustments to the tried systems we already have in place.

[@braxtonjones6163]

@@xCM3Lx But some of them are actually terrorists.

[@xyrildanmanuel783]

recently watched The Mauritanian and there was a line that kinda struck me. Guantamo Bay is in Cuba not because it only puts the prisoners outside of US jurisdiction, it also protects the jailers from prosecution

[@BeachSamuraiStudios]

Dont do the crime if you cant do the time....

[@tracesprite6078]

@@BeachSamuraiStudios many of the prisoners did absolutely nothing. They just got randomly arrested because a poor person wanted to collect a large reward.

[@jamesz9635]

@@BeachSamuraiStudios you literally missed the point of the whole video. if they actually did the crime then the US wouldn't have gone so far out of their way to avoid putting them on trial

[@TheEroticDonkey]

🎣

[@jayanthsriranga1403]

@@BeachSamuraiStudios classic troll

[@juandanielcastanierrivas9545]

Every time you hear someone say “the government wouldn’t do that”… yes, yes they would.

[@biggychugss6072]

bros tryin to be wendigoon ☠️☠️

[@ryanwalker4660]

I don't think you know what you're talking about and should stay in your lane, but that's just me...

[@s70driver2005]

Exactly!!!

[@okko7788]

@@ryanwalker4660 Neither do you by saying this. If that's just you, then shut up.

[@ryanwalker4660]

@@okko7788 I think I probably have more experience how the government operates, and given the context and the current crowd, I'm the best expert you got at the moment. Buckle in...

[@patrickmunro5379]

Just imagine another country doing this with American citizens.

[@DickCheneyXX]

Incorrect analogy. We did not take citizens from major world powers, just third worlders. Imagine China doing this on a massive scale to their Islamic extremists. Oh wait, they are already doing it.

[@vroomvroom4061]

North Korea

[@GregoryBB12]

China and Russia

[@patrickmunro5379]

@@GregoryBB12 when did that happen?

[@patrickmunro5379]

@@Paonporteur „you are bot though“ ? And also, breaking laws or not, due process is being violated and everyone deserves due process.

[@EpixAndroid]

I'll never forget the time 60 Minutes did a report on Guantanamo back in 2013. They took footage from inside the facility-which at that point, the public had never seen before-and how all the detainees were making lots of noise when the reporters went by the bright red cell doors. The people who worked at the facility said that this was completely normal whenever they were on-duty. Whenever I think of Guantanamo, I always think of that report.

[@yagaman6701]

Is it available on youtube

[@mello4392]

@@yagaman6701 yes

[@yagaman6701]

@@mello4392 can you tell me where i can watch it

[@forr35t]

@@yagaman6701 youtube :)

[@yagaman6701]

@@forr35t i mean the channel

[@stallalalla]

It really goes to show that if you’re a superpower, human rights law doesn’t apply. You codify it then forget about it until you need to use it against someone else. Law is supposed to be a set of guidelines you look at before you do something potentially illegal, not after. I pity the poor lawyers who the US forced to back this absolutely inhumane process. And if they somehow believed this was legal, they needed a couple more years in the law school oven. They weren’t fully baked yet.

[@zuolat]

Ya like how in many underdeveloped or developing countries we cant have a death penalty for criminals or police cant shoot any person above their knees because "human right violation" But hey US can do anything..

[@staymadlollllll4786]

Shut up liberal

[@ChorizoFungis]

Who cares, those people are terrorist, if they bombed your country you would do the same.

[@davedave3520]

And yet they criticize our country for human rights violations

[@roman2soiko2]

this is basic political science here, first 4, 6,78, and 14th amendments if you want to arrest someone youneed a warrant if you want a warrant youneed suspicious cause, and you cannot sit people in jail without being tried first this is basic politicalscience

[@Sanguinaryyy]

The frustration in Dan’s face perfectly represents the entire world’s emotions towards the entire Guantanamo Bay «experiment».

[@andreparra9241]

towards the entire way the US operates its political game*

[@DavidRamseyIII]

Most of the world doesn’t care about Guantanamo Bay. I’m Australian and I say, the American government can do whatever they think is best

[@thunderbolt4451]

@@DavidRamseyIII so u guys have the right to experiment on others?.......reminds me of an austrian painter who wanted to make Germany great again

[@bigpeenerpeen]

@@thunderbolt4451 when they’re terrorists who cares?

[@DavidRamseyIII]

@@thunderbolt4451 there are bigger problems in the world than a terrorists right to a fair trial. I suggest we work on problems in the order of big to small

[@BubbyBoy]

It seems like Mitch McConnell always threws a wrench into everything.

[@nathanhails5901]

I think we should throw Mitch and Donnie in there.

[@LilDroidBlue]

The wrench he throws in is himself, because he's a tool.

[@Malcadon]

Mitch McConnell is a literal cancer upon democracy. He *is* The Swamp!

[@Malcadon]

@@lucv2234 Yeah, he lacks that too. ;)

[@MostlyPennyCat]

@Account will be deleted on September 11th I dunno man, we get a lot more done here in the UK and the EU. For a start we only have one elected legislative body. All our judges are chosen by an independent panel. We do pretty well here, even if the Tories have not started adopting republican tactics

[@brandonmorel2658]

truly heartbreaking and disgusting to hear about a government that for 20 years committed straight human rights abuses and war crimes every day on foreign soil. . . and they tout themselves as a paragon of freedom and other lies.

[@lil.bad21]

your country would've asked the us for the same thing to happen if you had terrorist attack such as 9/11

[@CHUMP-CHANGE]

This base on cuba was converted into an even stricter facility in 2001. The US has been using this base since the 1970s (former name is "Camp X" I think). If you play games, I would highly recommend "metal gear solid: Ground Zeros". The game is set in 1972 (?) and you infiltrate US camp "omega" located in Cuba.

[@CHUMP-CHANGE]

@@lil.bad21 Lol no. The US has has this camp since the 1970s. "Camp X" was the former name unless I am mistaken. Before 2001, it was mostly used as a barely-humane open air jail for people seeking asylum from nearby countries such as Hati.

[@foxyreborn]

What do people who do unspeakable actions deserve a safe little prison?

[@marekw4524]

When it comes to us prisons in Poland. The US broke European human rights laws. Which fell on Poland. And not on the US

[@DAndyLord]

Which is pretty smart, really evil, but pretty smart.

[@irishlostboy]

Well, doing deals with the devil tends to cost you your soul.

[@miglemigle9575]

The same thing happened in Lithuania too

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@Marek W Source?

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@@miglemigle9575 Source?

[@daphnesawyer8555]

I didn’t expect to enjoy hearing the perspective of a former employee as much as I did. Awful that all those politicians used these innocent ppl to push their own political agenda. Well done vox!

[@konway17]

I mean has the American government never not done that? lol

[@GiacomodellaSvezia]

Not all Gitmo prisoners are innocent, but to keep them for an indefinite time without any accusation is the most frightening violation of human rights (which the US acknowledged in 1948) imaginable. Nothing is scarier than a country with such might and such evil intentions. There is no valid excuse.

[@bingoberra18]

Innocent?

[@schlechtgut8349]

@@GiacomodellaSvezia yeah couldn't they just give some of them life sentences and that's it

[@shadowblade5994]

@@schlechtgut8349 yeah but what happend if they escape they should put max security

[@amaionnaise]

as someone who used to live on the naval base in gitmo, we used to see boats transporting people to the island with the prison. It makes me so angry and sad that this prison is still open and people are still being wrongly and unfairly held in this horrible prison.

[@MichaelfromtheGraves]

The prison isn't on an island (unless you're considering all of Cuba the island)

[@CHUMP-CHANGE]

@@MichaelfromtheGraves Yeah, if this guy was really living on a naval base, you would think he knew that gitmo has been around since the 1970s. Used to be called camp X unless I am mistaken.

[@ryanwalker4660]

cool

[@shamrock5725]

I "love" how speculation drives decisions.

[@guynorth3277]

That is exactly how the Republicans operate, it's all speculation, and they are gullible. Look at that Manchin character, deliberately turning down 'BBB' because he "speculated" all his folks would just use it for drugs, this fools is so outrageous!

[@AyeBeeG]

You’ll “love” the financial markets.

[@livinthefilm]

and fear.

[@EmmaVB82]

@@guynorth3277 Manchin is inexplicably a Democrat.

[@guynorth3277]

@@EmmaVB82; He is certainly out there somewhere, I cannot believe he blamed his constituents 'supposed' habits as a reason to turn things down too. Unbelievable!

[@johnchessant3012]

I remember there was a prisoner there who compared his experience to Azkaban, saying the Harry Potter books they had in the library in Gitmo weren't so much an escape as a reminder of his situation

[@grandnewton9887]

It's modern day slavery! and you and your white people support it

[@yvonneplant9434]

The film Camp X-Ray sort of shows this.

[@bubblingbubztheklown5902]

Situation as a wizard?

[@MikeDrew312]

@@bubblingbubztheklown5902 correct..

[@apollo1694]

@@bubblingbubztheklown5902 Just like wizards, people in Guantanamo Bay can spontaneously cause explosions at will. Difference is that the wizards didn't blow the twin towers up.

[@rob-8928]

Anyone transferred back to their home country or another without a conviction should be monetarily compensated, heavily. Anyone who has not been convicted yet nor any evidence of any crime being committed should also be released and compensated. If there is a good case against them they need to be tried in court first. If convicted there should be a prison on American soil for the sole purpose of organized terrorist members. And they should still be treated humanely. Guantanamo needs to close

[@simondahl5437]

Guam is not Guantanamo.

[@MomotheToothless]

The irony of people in the senate saying "their dangerous ideology" in regards to the prisoners of Guantanamo.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@Cody Churchill What is so ironic about it? Are you saying that all senators are dangerous ideologues?

[@sanders555]

Haha, I thought the exact same thing.

[@leolego2]

@@Stevie-J - also want to keep people with no charges inside a prison for decades, breaking all internal and international laws, and not submit them to the court system because they have no actual proof. And additionally, letting Bush get the majority of these people out but not Obama because their agenda is more important than actual people

[@genieglasslamp5028]

@@Stevie-J Cant tell if your describing christain extremists here or Islamic extremists abroad. Please clarify

[@sanders555]

@@Stevie-J "Wants to keep taxes reasonable"? That's not even a real political policy. Maybe politicians should also run on reasonable foreign policy, reasonable regulations, reasonable criminal justice reform, and reasonable education. Because those aren't subjective or vague at all. What are you even going on about?

[@jomalsanish]

This is what happens when a country become supremely powerful over the others. They could take you and me, label us as terrorist and a threat to the people and impression us. And no one would have the right to question their decision.

[@3216-c6u]

exactly

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

🖤 ❤️ 🇦🇫 🇵🇰 🤍 💚 Stay strong

[@Nihilist_Porcupine]

Don't worry, we do it to our own citizens too.

[@3216-c6u]

@@Nihilist_Porcupine no you dont, u dont do to ur own citizens wat u did to these innocent people, not even close. US prison systems are disneyland compared to guatanamo

[@trendhouse6799]

Well, it's a good thing US power is declining then. They won't be able to get away with these things in the future so easily.

[@arvindn]

"Don't throw out the rulebook in a fit of passion. You'll regret it. We did" - that's an intense and gripping statement!

[@rodaxel7165]

Yes US Hypocrisy at it's finest. We're the good guys. Who tf are you fooling? We pick and fight when we fight for human rights. When it benefits us.

[@IRosamelia]

Us? Don't you mean the military industrial complex instead? 🤔

[@simmerke1111]

They're fooling their voters who still believe Gitmo only held terrorists. Don't educate your people and they're easy to fool.

[@axelfoley1406]

Which is why Americans need to start boycotting the NBA.

[@vinnieg6161]

@@IRosamelia it's actually the people that keep supporting our current system that are to blame. Without our support they would be powerless.

[@theorangeheadedfella]

@@axelfoley1406 what does some sport thing have to do with this

[@kenimiller3896]

Well done video. And kudos to those who did the graphics, especially those involving the prison itself, brilliantly visualized the story being told.

[@claudiasanchez8996]

Yeah I would’ve been so confused without the graphics

[@goonsiry2606]

Did a project of this in highschool, so much has happened since 2014, and that is wild.

[@corayye4099]

It has been the greatest sadness of my life, falling out of love with my country and realizing everything I was taught about who we are and what we stand for, was a bold faced lie. It’s a sort of shame nothing will ever be able to wash away.

[@elirifai3690]

It’s a shame you may never be able to wash away, but why not make it a great pleasure to work and make a country you love too. History is still being written. Make it great

[@AD-ui6sk]

What country hasn’t performed evil acts

[@davidalmeida2991]

It’s not about countries and its people, it’s about the leadership and lawmakers that should but actually don’t represent the will of the People.

[@davidalmeida2991]

@@AD-ui6sk that’s a lazy and weak excuse. Just whataboutism, nothing more. If you’re not able to shame your leaders for their wrong doing you will never improve your country

[@beyourself7428]

@@elirifai3690 Hate to point this out, but the exact same can be said about Russia, China, and North Korea. There's only so much one can do, in the face of a f-ed up system.

[@khoirulanam9141]

I've seen interviews with ex-convicts of guantanamo, he went to prison without any charges, he was tortured every day, after his release he was mentally and physically disabled.

[@Khayran]

That's such a sad thing 😔

[@dowoomsday]

@@italianstalian331 proof ?

[@krypticunlimited6925]

@@SilverLakeKingdom good. Every innocent person in Guantanamo or any of America's torture houses for that matter deserves that and more

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

@@SilverLakeKingdom I met Omar Khadr lawyer Dennis Edney when I was in high school. He came and spoke to us about Omar's case. Great man that worked free of charge to help Omar

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

@brotinger_1 he was 15 and a Canadian citizen. Even if he was guilty gitmo is not the place for a Canadian child

[@Nonya1010]

“Don’t throw out the rule book in a fit of passion. You’ll regret it” Something we and politicians all need to hear.

[@jinluvr]

this was so well made

[@maillardsbearcat]

I wonder how much the budget is for one video

[@sickomode6440]

Yes

[@jinluvr]

@@maillardsbearcat For real. The fact that we get to see it for free blows my mind even more

[@ahsanmohammed1]

To some US law doesn’t apply. Geneva Conventions do not apply. Yet, to others International laws apply.

[@phillipsalvadorlee188]

I agree US trying to circumvent international laws and create their own eventually comes back to bite them.

[@AbhishekSharma-vf8vd]

Example , US doesn't ratify UNCLOS but asks China to stay away from South China sea according to laws of UNCLOS.

[@GigaChadlovesandcares]

@@primalconvoy It was nothing similar to this, it was temporary detention buildings for quick interrogations. They were located in east Europe and in some Asian countries, nothing more to say. These weren’t permanent buldings, once the suspects were interrogated everyone packed their bags and left.

[@williamsherman1942]

@@primalconvoy Comparing Gitmo to those detention centers is like comparing a American prison to a Finish one, lol.

[@khamzarauan1132]

Your videos are so WELL DONE!!!!

[@liam9196]

When they say 'hardened criminals', has this been proved in a court of law? Just curious

[@vedantbhalla2571]

Probably not, but this was most likely people who were proved to be involved in terrorist attacks etc. during interrogation or they were tagged by the US as criminals before

[@royhuang9715]

Most are not, a few maybe. Court of law doesn’t treat “evidence” obtained from torture as real evidence.

[@nromk]

Well I don't think any court can proof that someone is a hardened criminal: what courts do is try to establish if someone is guilty of a crime or misdemeanor or violation established or miscuduct in law: in this it would a possibility of conspiracy, murder, fraud, money laundering possible terror acts etc

[@mankytoes]

Same with stating these guys are "9/11 plotters"- but they've been unable to legally prove it and get a conviction in ten years? Should be "alleged" plotters.

[@a.mallah9282]

@@vedantbhalla2571 "under interrogation" i wonder how many gave false confessions under duress due to the nature of these "interrogations"

[@jameshong5597]

Please make more Atlas videos. There is nothing against the other videos that Vox puts out but I feel like this is one of the most informative and aesthetically pleasing series of videos from anywhere. Please make videos more often and much longer in length because these videos help break down the conflicts and situations that otherwise have been difficult to understand from the outside on a superficial level. Really love the music to the visuals, I feel like everything is nailed down really well. I used to love Borders a lot but with Atlas, it really has taken my interest and just made me drawn into the world around me and it has helped me understand the perspectives, needs, wants, impasses of both sides.

[@kickinghorse2405]

"Don't throw out the rulebook in a fit of passion." Words to live by.

[@rogeebear10023]

Could we take a moment to process the fact that Dan Fried states that "we didn't know what to do with them and so they ended up in Guantanamo"?

[@aaroncabatingan5238]

Guantanamo is just one big holding cell for terrorists and alleged terrorists. The US doesn't care, the American people doesn't care, most non-Americans don't care, why should anyone care about those people?

[@julianosvonskingrad7009]

USA: We are the freest and fairest country in the world. Also USA: Guantanamo.

[@muhdhaziqhaiqal6805]

Yeah 😂

[@sinoroman]

everything is just a slogan in america

[@nad1ax2]

That’s why they had to set up the facility outside of the US where the US rule of law couldn’t apply

[@LucielStarz123]

Without Guantanamo where would other European countries definitely shove a few of their problems there?

[@Marcelg13]

Yeah it would be better if you give these Terrorists a Home.

[@bachvutuyetvoi3789]

Your storytelling, both in language and visual. The best.

[@Levitationable]

Never knew these so-called "Black Sites", must've been painful.

[@rolfs2165]

I remember hearing about them as far back as 2006, when Murat Kurnaz was released from Guantanamo. It was quite a big story in Germany.

[@EmelyPhan]

I knew/heard about them through a tv show (Blindspot) when I watched it on Netflix.

[@miglemigle9575]

Exactly, I've been living less than 10 km away from one and only just found out

[@11energize]

No need to speak in past tense, they still exist.

[@edforres1984]

Look up “Tim Dillion black sites” and the first video should be him giving an explanation in a comedic way

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

Had this been a Russia-run prison everyone in American politics would be up in arms and protesting. LOVE VOX AND THEIR WORK.

[@lesgo791]

Exactly what i was thinking. BW love your channel you are so underrated.

[@sinoroman]

nowadays, protests in america don't last long, people eventually give up

[@Juan-mj3bm]

Right let Russia take Ukraine who are we to stop them

[@amariigavriel]

the rest of the world probably also will "strongly condemn" it too

[@SimonSwooner]

@@Juan-mj3bm Right let the us invade and escelate the situation even more

[@carltonp420]

I love how this is universally overlooked. For good reason ❤

[@horatiokim7141]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by Vox is truly a gift 👍👍👍

[@Parras...]

@Roon shut

[@Parras...]

@Roon there amazing for the price of free

[@Parras...]

@Roon 👎

[@potatoeskimos]

It’s free because it is an indoctrination program.

[@erictheviking]

Vox is a far left media site. You're the product

[@proximacentaur1654]

Could you do a video on unlawful solitary confinement in the American prison system? It's possible that there are human rights violations there on a very large scale.

[@CHUMP-CHANGE]

We have multiple similar camps all along the southern border for migrants. gitmo has been around since the 1970s, former name "Camp X" unless I am mistaken. I would suggest watching videos from the Camp X era, you can find them on youtube. If you play games, I would highly recommend "metal gear solid: Ground Zeros". The game is set in 1972 (?) and you infiltrate US camp "omega" located in Cuba.

[@chudleyflusher7132]

Remember when we thought that George Bush was the most ignorant a president could possibly be? Boy, were we ever naive.

[@arthurg5966]

So it's basically kidnapping.

[@Pseudynom]

And torturing.

[@55Tonythetigar]

@@Pseudynom for good reason though.

[@Pseudynom]

@@55Tonythetigar Because the USA is the bully of the world.

[@royhuang9715]

@@55Tonythetigar kidnapping for money must also be a good reason for you?

[@BeraubtWerden]

@@55Tonythetigar ah yes, but when china use "re education" Word it's bad

[@anders_x3]

everyone deserves a fair trial, no exceptions.

[@creator-link]

@@mad_muhammad probably not

[@Crusader677]

@@mad_muhammad the prisoners are not in a warzone.

[@Entername-md1ev]

These guys are terrorists they deserve torture! Don’t let anti American sentiment let you start defending global terrorists

[@idkwhatnametochoose6197]

@@Entername-md1ev most of these people have little evidence that there hardened criminals, some of them are definitely, but a lot of them have little evidence.

[@nathan-ls8yw]

you clearly have never Interacted or let alone met a terrorist or haji fighter have you? some of them deserve to take a dirt nap six feet under.

[@PraetorianAU]

Can someone remind me why America is the greatest country again?

[@NazmulIslam-NIS]

It’s not.

[@tylerhackner9731]

The USA is not a free and fair country when something like this exists

[@emrefifty5281]

It never was

[@Affluent-Ghetto-Blackman]

It’s only free and fair for people who can afford it.

[@FindecanorNotGmail]

The degree of civilisation in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. -- Fyodor Dostoevsky

[@Entername-md1ev]

Why? These guys are terrorists

[@shorthopdoublelasers4168]

@@Entername-md1ev Based on what evidence? Do you have the documentation that proves that they're all terrorists? C'mon now

[@AmxCsifier]

Gitmo, Abu Gharib, and the War on Terror were a huge boost to recruiting. It made it that much easier.

[@brianeffler7548]

first episode of VOX I've watched in a couple years and I forgot how great it is.

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

Admirable maze of bureaucracy you have there. Utterly unpassable, because entry should have been similarly impossible but wasn't.

[@vitalyvavrinyuk7215]

“Waterboarding at Guantanamo Bay” sounds like a really rad thing to do on a spring break until you realize what it is

[@slrae9553]

this video completely skipps the part of how the prisoners were treated

[@mashy712]

“Water boarding” is one of the tortures.

[@AV-db5fb]

We all condemn the atrocities committed against humans in backward countries, but what about the violence we cause through law? These men in their clean clothes and air-conditioned offices make decisions on whims that cause so much suffering ☹️

[@shinichi6235]

Baby

[@AV-db5fb]

@@shinichi6235 exactly 💯

[@RachelSteiner]

This is a really great intro to the issue and where we currently are - good job vox!

[@RocketMonke69420]

Like, I don't want to take away from all the experts and so on but I really think that this isn't really as complicated as some people think it is. If the government wants to do something that breaks their own laws they can just do it. Nobody is going to stop them. The only real reason they don't is because they might be worried about public opinion.

[@CHUMP-CHANGE]

Yeah, people don't know that this place has been run by the US in cuba since the 1970s. I think it was named "Camp X" before they changed it. Anyone who plays games and is interested in this topic should play "Metal gear solid: ground zeros" set at US military base "Camp omega" located in Cuba in 1972 (?).

[@caesar7734]

US: “Thanks for renting us this land.” Cuba: “We are not renting it to you.” US: “Thanks for renting us this land. Here is your payment.”

[@williamsherman1942]

Cuba took the check then, and we accepted it. It’s our land, we fought for it and paid for it. Doesn’t matter that Cuba once used to have it, it’s America’s soil now. Same with the used to be native Americans,

[@dotacow22]

@@williamsherman1942 right of conquest is still a thing in 2022? Didnt know that

[@your_-_mom]

@@dotacow22 we didn’t take the land in 2022 though?

[@impyrobot]

@@dotacow22 right of conquest is and always will be a thing as long as humanity lives

[@Sela2125]

We cannot be a nation that vociferously espouses the rule of law and the virtue of justice while picking and choosing what laws are convenient and when to apply them. How do we go to other nations and judge them to be unjust when we so glaringly sidestep our own legal system? Some of those men imprisoned, upon due process and a thorough evaluation of the evidence, might be guilty of terrible crimes or have intended to commit heinous crimes. However, they were brought into US custody - the circumstances of some of those arrests/captures being suspect themselves - and once they are in our hands, they are subject to all the protections National and International laws provide. Taking the high road is not easy, nor is it a guarantee of outright safety, but it is a the path we Must take if we are to live by the ideals we hold so ardently hold at the core of our nation.

[@Random17Game]

acctually yes you can (non american saying)

[@hanzalaomar9915]

US and Justice 😂😂😂

[@aycc-nbh7289]

No country is perfect, but some countries are worse than others.

[@davescott9409]

What an absolutely unconstitutional embarrassment for the US government.

[@raunaktiwari5940]

Don't throw the rulebook in a fit of passion you'll regret it. Yes they did. A masterpiece line

[@fabio.lous_]

Right?? I had to go back for that one

[@saad-bc1by]

When did they regret it

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

Hope people learn

[@ondrejbordovsky7752]

For anyone interested in this, very good-quality movies are The Mauritanian and Zero Dark Thirty, both set from different view points, both based on true stories

[@tylerbhumphries]

Thanks for the recommendations. My job let me know we’re going to be out for the rest of the week because of the snow/ice storm. You just gave me something to watch.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

Also 'Camp X-Ray' (2014) starring Kristen Stewart as a Guantanamo Bay army prison guard.

[@Jak3Snak3]

When your the most powerful civilization in history you can make your own rules.

[@little_laughs_family]

Terrorists were brutal but this action that keeping these people here without any trial is also too brutal and inhuman.

[@davidturner4076]

Terrorists don't deserve human rights.

[@skindianu]

@@davidturner4076 be careful what you wish for. Most of the terrorists I know of aren't foreign.

[@imperialpilot2164]

Imagine being sympathetic towards terrorist

[@studioromanski]

@@davidturner4076 are u a spam bot?

[@davidturner4076]

@@studioromanski no, I just enjoy saying facts.

[@cagirl1010]

It should also be noted that former detainees transferred to 3rd party countries didn't have better living conditions, especially when negotiation agreements meant that the the 3rd party countries accepting the former detainees(usually for monetary compensation) were responsible for their future actions. This has led to them usually living in countries that doesn't coincide with their cultural and religious upbringings, constant policing of their every movement for potential criminal behavior, residing in harsh climate or living conditions, limited to no access to basic healthcare and being continents away from their loved ones (both by geo location and limited correspondences, in some cases). You can find more documentaries online about such experiences like Vice's Life After Guantanamo: Exiled In Kazakhstan.

[@CHUMP-CHANGE]

Many people dont know the US was running this camp in Cuba since the 1970s. "Camp X" was the former name unless I am mistaken. If you play games, I would highly recommend "metal gear solid: Ground Zeros". The game is set in 1972 (?) and you infiltrate US camp "omega" located in Cuba.

[@NDHat]

Because it's a very necessary prison. Done. Answered. You're welcome.

[@TheSenzerx]

The shadow effect on the graphics is 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯

[@kentslocum]

It's the classic "Not in my backyard" argument. However, most people who say that have no idea what's actually going into their backyard. Nuclear power, prisoners, and electrical transmission lines all carry risks, but the alternative--not doing anything--is even riskier.

[@chilli1695]

What's wrong with nuclear power? :(

[@mrhalo9181]

@@chilli1695 nothing. People see accidents and say it’s bad, even though it’s safer than almost all other energy sources (yes, there are safer ones).

[@sleepyfromstress6524]

That picture of all the prisoners kneeling down with their faces covered… Which of them are innocent…? Which of them are falsely accused…? Heartbreaking…

[@rowstone3019]

I don't like the time of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Patriot Act and war.

[@offchance789]

2 forever wars, resurgent extremism around the globe _"Mission Accomplished"_

[@rowstone3019]

@@offchance789 Your right. Yemen is still a total war zone. I'm not sure about Ethiopia.

[@3216-c6u]

@@offchance789 afghanistan invasion and iraq invasion made that area unstable

[@carson2913]

"weapons of mass destruction" loool it's all a lie!

[@rowstone3019]

@Zaydan Naufal It was a bad time. It doesn't matter who is in office. The government lies to us.

[@jd7634]

"Meet the new president, same as the old president."

[@wilklablacquit]

Elections are only for people's entertainment in USA, so people can feel they're actually having part in country's decision making. USA also have perfected art of public opinion manipulation so your desires are not even yours. And always same some external threat, war (just like in 1984).

[@masterspark9880]

Obama ordered it to be shut down on his second day in office. Only president I respect

[@jd7634]

@Wayne Green I said INTERNATIONAL law, not US laws.

[@MrTriple3D]

@@masterspark9880 also bombed innocents.

[@aycc-nbh7289]

Are you sure about this? Wilson ran on the platform of “He kept us out of war”, Nixon ran on a platform of pulling US troops out of Vietnam, and Obama and Biden seem as though they are more aggressive towards countries like China and North Korea than Trump would like to believe.

[@jondoe9548]

Vox makes documentaries on random topics so interesting. Appreciate the hard work. 👍👍👍

[@eltonbritt1502]

If the US can do it, there's no reason why other countries can't. The US does not have the moral ascendancy to lecture others about human rights and rule of law. The Baltic states are better suited for that job.

[@aycc-nbh7289]

But can the Baltic states field large enough militaries and enough warships to keep the nations in question defended? Besides, they are running into issues with the presence of the Russian language there and there is a movement to deport ethnic Russians from there.

[@ayushroy2361]

Yes we want more on US military

[@pumpkinlord1117]

But you shouldnt

[@oscarcastro9316]

The blame goes on NATO

[@elhijodelsol5064]

Lol

[@jstephens1193]

*nervous looks*

[@wyattsmith]

"Don't throw the rulebook out in a fit of passion. You'll regret it." Is a quote that perfectly sums up the Guantanamo situation.

[@als_pals]

I love that there's a group of people who can essentially own you if they want and torture you and there's nothing anyone can do to stop them.

[@akmalhafiz8763]

The existence of Guantanamo is going to haunt the US government forever

[@squadcast7456]

How is it , u won't be saying that when bombs are going off in the city's you live In, let them all rot in there

[@Malcadon]

Besides the Japanese Internment Camps; Trail of Tears (and others like it); Slavery; massacres of whole black and native communities; introducing Germany to a little thing called "'Eugenics"; Installing Juntas in foreign countries; and so on; and so forth; . . . .

[@Affluent-Ghetto-Blackman]

@@squadcast7456 Majority of bombs( or terrorist attacks periods) dropped on the American people have been domestic terrorist. People who were already born here. Don’t need a boogeyman from the Middle East when there already on US soil.

[@deepeshmathuria]

Not really, US keeps committing human rights abuses, war crimes (like ones in Afghanistan) and they don't look back at it all.

[@akmalhafiz8763]

@@squadcast7456 you do realize that most bomb attack happened in the US after 9/11/ is a domestics US citizens themselves. Such the case is the Boston Bomber.

[@SouthernsBBQ]

Sam’s use of Mapbox is awe-inspiring.

[@ktwdn6119]

Terrorists aren’t humans

[@ksasidhar2980]

Are they cows?

[@ktwdn6119]

@@ksasidhar2980 more like pigs, so at least they’re not cannibals

[@ksasidhar2980]

@@ktwdn6119 i think theyre cows because theyre being MOOved by the US unnecessarily

[@Xpade]

*You can get away with anything if you are the most powerfull country*

[@theexplorer4873]

Freedom and Democracy 🦅🦅🦅

[@harishthethird]

Vox bringing back the quality 😩🛐

[@gwho]

Only if it is anti right wing

[@kingdelledroghe1957]

@@gwho wait is running illegal torture prisons right wing ? 🤔

[@harishthethird]

@@gwho anti right-wing is pro good

[@your_-_mom]

@@harishthethird not at all

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Thank you for the excellent report and analysis.

[@dekulonghorns6127]

It should stay open

[@Housewarmin]

Thousands of people lost someone during the 9/11 attacks, and millions were affected by the war and decades following. It’s hard for those people to see these prisoners as real people. I see why people are fearful, but these prisoners need to be let out of GB and get a fair trial.

[@DonMulio]

I'm just here for the flashy and cool Vox Atlas animations. Oh yeah and the journalism too :)

[@obnoxiousNoxy]

Tha fact that this place exists in the first place is messed up. This might sound radical to some, but "innocent until proven guilty" should also apply to suspected terrorists, period.

[@Khedas]

great vid. very interesting as a kid to see the world like this.

[@amirrezarezaie]

This is one of the most scariest and disturbing videos I have ever watched

[@55Tonythetigar]

How? 💀

[@sayooj3716]

Disturbing for terrorist

[@alypixar4690]

Great video

[@MahiAviation]

If you want my honest opinion, I think that true terrorists should stay there, however if there is no proof, then they need to be released. Also, in some ways, I understand how the US has the right to imprison these people, but in other ways, I kind of don't. I feel like if Russia just stormed into Afghanistan and said "Yep, you guys are terrorists, we are now going to imprison you for life", the US wouldn't take to kindly to it, and yet, here we are...

[@shawnchuang1101]

I mean if they’re actually terrorists and we have enough evidence for it… then why not move them to super max prisoners in the US? The only thing that Guantanamo is useful for is torture and human rights violations

[@nathan-ls8yw]

@@shawnchuang1101 it’s because it allows us to accomplish two goals at the same time: punish terrorist and keep them out of the us.

[@simmerke1111]

@@nathan-ls8yw Yeah, because laws shouldn't apply. Geneva convention is just words anyway. Why would life in a normal high security prison be enough if you could torture them as well. /s

[@juliarhodie3870]

I strongly agree!!!

[@Goat5747]

Russia actually did invade Afghanistan before the Americans

[@Breakable_Pencil]

Vox has been making such high-quality videos recently!

[@auwkeung]

While the US is accusing others like China/Russia for breaching human rights, they are doing the same thing, just not on their own soil.

[@leonardoprior8748]

I remember a while ago I saw the movie "The Mauritanian", which was about a man that was wrongly accused and imprisoned. By far the most disturbing film I've ever seen.

[@mrarzoo1]

THIS KIND OF INFORMATION I FOLLOW VOX FOR. Please do more of these, thank you

[@marijulomeli9682]

To judge all the evil people that have done very bad things to humanity

[@kaze987]

I'd like to know if this guy regrets his own significant role in creating this endless loop of horror for these men. They don't cover that in this video. Otherwise, very informative

[@addeboii0719]

This guy was the one who tried to get them out of the place, by transferring them to other countries

[@Nick-kz6dg]

Trump: “We’re gonna fill it up with bad dudes!” How about the January 6 insurrectionists?

[@IRosamelia]

How about Trump himself too? 😅

[@apeman9238]

@@IRosamelia you think that a Florida man will stay put there?

[@noahkeiper4563]

@@IRosamelia joke?

[@IRosamelia]

@@noahkeiper4563 oh I wish 🙄

[@scythal]

@@apeman9238 It'd be practically like a vacation in Cub- I mean... a US zone in Cuba

[@christinejesson-valore6439]

Legally it can't be closed. It has been quadrupled in size, at least. Many more courts to handle the incoming and put in a state of the art hospital as well. We have been using it all along and the court trial have been swift as has the punishments.

[@jl_jc]

Another great video, vox.

[@GaricsPeter]

The internet: Guantanamo is a bad place! Also the internet when somebody does the slightest crime: punish him severely!

[@joebanks8380]

i'd love to go for a visit some day!