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February 19, 2015: Former GTMO detainee David Hicks wins a legal challenge against a conviction of providing material support for terrorism. His ‘guilty’ finding is dismissed. Hicks describes ongoing medical problems as a result of his time at GTMO.
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yes The question is rather naive. The base was leased in perpetuity to the US as repayment for the role Americans played in helping Cuba into a state of independence from Spain. U.S. lives were lost in that fight and there are even Medal of Honor winners who gave their all fighting on that land.
Frederick Ward, Los Gatos, CA
no The US has already done imeasurable damage. History has already shown what happens when the US have a voice in shaping GITMO!
Submitted by SMS
no no it is part of cuba.
Submitted by SMS
yes Although this is a complicated issue, I think the US government should continue to have a voice/say in the future of Guatánamo only because if they US were to completely detach, there will only be more problems and the US is already too invested to back down.
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