The U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, long has been a stain on our reputation for democracy.
The 166 prisoners there have been denied their due process of law. True, the numbers are significantly down from 800 when then-President George W. Bush opened the prison to house alleged terrorists starting after Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
When President Barack Obama first took office in 2009 he pledged Gitmo’s closing forthwith. Obama has reduced the number from 240 in his four-plus years. Of the remaining, only a handful have been charged with any…
Gitmo a stain on U.S. reputation
