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Jan 2025
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Will the US close the Guantanamo Bay det...

Al-monitor
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The US military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay remains open after 23 years, despite pledges by two presidents to close it and only 15 detainees remaining. Al-Monitor's Rosaleen Carroll joins Adam Lucente to discuss the prospects for closing Guantanamo Bay and the reasons it is still operating.

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