Closing Guantanamo

On his second day in office, President Obama ordered a halt to Bush's reign of torture. A look back at what happened at Gitmo - and why shutting it down may prove to be difficult

TIM DICKINSONPosted Feb 10, 2009 2:18 PM


Photo: McNeal/Fox

2002

January 11 First detainees arrive, hooded.

February 7 Bush: Geneva Conventions do not apply; administration can make up its own rules.

October 11 Staff attorney: Jack Bauer of 24 "gave people lots of ideas" for interrogations. (Pictured Above)

December 2 Donald Rumsfeld approves use of dogs, sexual humiliation. Calls for harsher stress positions: "I stand 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?"


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