Mired in a problematic history and present, including detention and torture, there is nothing that can reform the prison.Dr. Maha Hilal is currently Co-Director of Justice for Muslims Collective.Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories"I believe it is time for the detention facility at Guantanamo to close its doors,"Secretary of Defense Lloyd AustinAs a longtime advocate of closing the Guantanamo Bay prison, these are welcome words.
Like prisons based in the domestic United States, this floating cage's legacy is steeped in white supremacy and American imperialism. In 1898, using the threat of continued military occupation, theto indefinitely lease a forty-five-square-mile port to the US for military use. While it would be Cuban territory, the US would have"complete jurisdiction and control."
If that wasn't bad enough, nine men have died — including seven by apparent suicide. At present, 40 prisoners remain detained, the majority of whom are considered"forever prisoners." OnlyMeanwhile, former prisoners who have been resettled in other countries still face enormous challenges. for over a decade and never charged with a crime
To this end, prisoners cleared for release are"transferred," not freed, because they are still considered inherently and indefinitely guilty. Abolishing Guantanamo would mean disconnecting the men from a prison that conveys their guilt long after their detention has ended. While other forms of violence are attributed to a lack of social services or some other form of deprivation when it comes to domestic imprisonment, the US doesn't explain why terrorists are violent other than the fact that they are evil.
Dr_Maha_Hilal I agree and if people think otherwise they should treat those who commit horrible crimes and get off scotch free in the same manner and see if it changes their perspective.
Dr_Maha_Hilal there is no Muslim who does not hate other religious expressions or anything that is not Muslim whom you intend to deceive
Dr_Maha_Hilal the eternal crybabies and self-proclaimed victims the Muslims Do you think we do not remember what you have done throughout history, the most recent together with the complicity of NATO and the EU, Germany, USA against the Serbs and what you are doing throughout Europe every day