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Guantanamo Bay
Officials Say Benghazi Suspects Under Surveillance
Associated Press | May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as terrorist suspects, officials say, but prefers to wait until investigators have enough evide... more
Gitmo Inmates Cost US $900K Each Per Year
UPI | May 20, 2013
The 166 detainees remaining in Guantanamo cost U.S. taxpayers about $900,000 a year each, officials say. The annual cost of the detention center at the naval base in Cuba is $150 million, CNN reported. That makes it far more expensive than the typical federal prison, where spending is about $25,000 a year per inmate, a figure that rises to $60,... more
Obama To Address Guantanamo Prison, Drone Program
UPI | May 20, 2013
President Obama will address the U.S. secret drone program's legality and his pledge to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a White House official said. Obama will address them in a speech Thursday at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington -- a speech that will focus on how he intends to bring his counter-terrori... more
Coast Guard Reservist Keeps Unit Ready
| May 20, 2013
Port Security Unit 311 is an expeditionary unit responsible for providing port security in support of military or humanitarian operations worldwide, ready to deploy within 96 hours of notification and establishing sustained operations within 24 hours. The unit deploys on the frontlines of global operations but in order to get there they need sup... more
30 of 100 Gitmo Hunger Strikers Being Tube-fed
Miami Herald | May 16, 2013
MIAMI -- Guantanamo prison staff members were tube-feeding 30 of the 100 hunger-striking captives on Wednesday, the detention center said, reporting an all-time high last reached in 2005. Three of the captives were being treated in the hospital, said Army Lt. Col. Samuel House, a prison spokesman, although none "currently have any life-threaten... more