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Unfinished business at Guantanamo Bay

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Brest, M. (2026, September 20). Unfinished business at Guantanamo Bay. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4726114/unfinished-business-guantanamo-bay/

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Guantanamo Bay detention facility remains open more than two decades after its establishment following the September 11 attacks. Out of approximately 780 individuals who have been held there since its opening, only 15 remain today. These remaining prisoners have all been detained for over a decade, with some having arrived as early as 2002 when the facility first opened.

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The Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba remains operational more than two decades after its establishment following the 9/11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people. Out of approximately 780 individuals who have been detained there over the years, only 15 prisoners remain today. These 15 detainees have all been held at Guantanamo since at least 2008, with three arriving in its first year, 2002. Despite ongoing debates and efforts to close the facility, no resolution has been achieved, leaving its future uncertain until either the remaining prisoners pass away or a new Congress and president take action.

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Approximately 780 men have been or are detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the nearly 25 years it has been open, and only 15 remain, almost a quarter-century after its creation in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives.

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2026-09-20 · Washington Examiner

Unfinished business at Guantanamo Bay · assertive framing

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The most infamous detention facility on the globe is still open, now 25 years after the event that precipitated its necessity. asserted

that → precipitate → necessity

There’s no end in sight until the remaining prisoners die, or by an act of a future Congress and president. asserted

prisoners → ’ → Congress

which → detain → lives

All 15 of them have been detained at Guantanamo Bay since at least 2008, three of whom arrived in 2002, the year it opened. asserted

it → detain → 2002