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


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2003

March 14 Justice Dept.: War Crimes Act doesn't apply to Gitmo interrogations.

April 16 Rumsfeld OKs constant sleep deprivation and exposure to heat.

April 25 Joint Chiefs chair says it's OK to hold children at Gitmo: "They're not on a Little League team . . . they're on a terrorist team."

August 15 Pentagon: Thirty suicide attempts.

October 9 Red Cross blasts detainee health.


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