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Naval Station Guantanamo Bay has been used by the U.S. since 1898, when U.S. forces used the area in the Spanish-American War. According to the Navy, a lease for 45 square miles of land and water ...
Located on the southeastern coast of Cuba, Guantanamo occupies an odd historical position as a vestige of American imperialism: The U.S. seized the bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American War as ...
Guantanamo Bay from satellite. Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Guantánamo, [baˈia ðe ɣwãnˈtanamo]) is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba.It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland.
As of Jan. 6, Guantanamo Bay held 15 detainees, housed by the Defense Department. To scale up to anywhere close to 30,000, as President Trump has suggested, will be an enormous drain on the ...
The lease treaty agreed to from February 16–23, 1903 stipulates that the Republic of Cuba lease to the United States specific lands in Cuba, notably the land that surrounds Guantánamo Bay, for the purpose of coaling and naval stations, for as long as necessary. The lease stipulates that the United States "shall exercise complete jurisdiction ...
Executive Order 13493 is an Executive Order issued by United States President Barack Obama ordering the identification of lawful alternatives to the detention of captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. [1] The full title of the order is Executive Order 13493 - Review of Detention Policy Options.
The United States and Cuba have had a tense relationship over the past 55 years. While things have gradually gotten better, it wasn't until recently that Americans were able to legally travel to ...
On January 28, 2015, while attending a meeting of Latin American leaders in San José, Costa Rica, Cuban leader Raúl Castro asserted that the United States should return the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and lift the embargo on Cuba if relations were to be considered fully normalized. [63]