Guantanamo Bay Detention Center 20 Years Later 2022-01-14
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This week marked 20 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, a military detention facility that has been controversial since its inception. We took the entire hour to understand what has happened there and why it matters. Guest 🎙: Wells Dixon, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights Earl Catagnus Jr., an adjunct professor in Security and Risk Analysis a Penn State University Brandywine Mansoor Adayfi, former Detainee at Guantanamo Bay and author of the book “Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo” Steve Wood,  former Guantanamo Bay Detention Center guard Carol Rosenberg, Guantanamo Bay Reporter for The New York Times Congressman Adam Schiff, (D-CA 28th District) Chairman of the House Intelligence committee Outgoing Congressman David Price of California
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