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U.S. Prison at Guantanamo Takes on Permanent Air
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Sept. 11
u By Jane Sutton
U.S. NAVAL BASE, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Reuters) - Twenty months after
the first Afghanistan war captives arrived at the U.S. Naval base in
eastern Cuba, the steady pace of building and renovation gives every
indication the remote Caribbean outpost is becoming a permanent
prison.
Military police held a brief ceremony on Thursday to mark the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 hijacked plane attacks on New York and
Washington that prompted the U.S. war on terror and led to the setting
up of the camp.
Much criticized by human rights groups and a focus for concern among
some U.S. allies, including Britain, the camp started out makeshift.
It now has a more permanent air.
"We will be here as long as we need to be here to exploit
intelligence. The terrorists have a 30-year head start on us,"
Brig....
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