A Senate hearing last week recontextualized the debate over the prison.
Guantanamo Bay
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The Prospect Responds to 9/11—and to the Wars That Followed
A look back at the magazine’s best pieces on the September 11 attacks and the government’s response
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Enemies We Made
Haunted by Predator drones in the sky and death squads on the ground
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Lawful Carnage
Scholar Samuel Moyn and journalist Spencer Ackerman consider the inherent contradictions of the endless war on terrorism.
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How Biden Can Close Guantanamo Once and for All
Obama’s failed attempt to shutter the facility left us with some instructive lessons.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Obama’s Dangerous Drone Policy
President Obama is winding down his final term with a push to curb nuclear weapons and close detention facilities, but his overreliance on military drones threatens to tarnish his administration’s foreign-policy legacy.