Donald Trump’s decision to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open is the first step in America’s road to violence, oppression, and torture. On January 31st, 2018, Trump signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay open to load up the bay with people whom Trump calls,“some bad dudes.” Trump plans to pack the bay with more terrorists and criminals, most likely, those to be caught working with ISIS. This decision, one that will destroy America’s reputation, goes against Barack Obama’s campaign, as closing Guantanamo was one of his major promises. However, despite his willingness to do so, Obama was unfortunately unable to close the bay but was able to release many of the prisoners deemed innocent. But what exactly goes on at Guantanamo Bay? …show more content…
officials had assured others that their interrogation tactics would not cause any psychological harm. However, reports from the Senate proved this to be incorrect. In 2014, the Senate Committee released a Torture Report which enlisted details about the CIA’s torturing methods, which had confirmed speculations of the bay’s cruel and inhuman treatment of prisoners. In page four of the report, the Senate claims that the interrogation methods must always reflect the U.S. as a nation, and adhere to their standards and laws. However, the Senate had found that the CIA personnel had initiated, “a program of indefinite secret detention and the use of brutal interrogation techniques in violation of U.S. law, treaty obligations, and our values” (Senate Committee). The CIA’s black sites were a symbol of the violation of our human rights, as the bay was a hazardous and dangerous place for prisoners. These methods went against everything the Americans stood for, and most importantly, have deteriorated America’s outlook on people as a country. The programs of secrecy also bring up more suspicions about the bay, which causes us to question how far to an extent the bay is torturing these