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Maybe unpopular opinion - the people held at Guantanamo are responsible for killing humans via cowardly terrorists attacks, either indirectly or directly. The “art” they make while being held is simply their coping mechanism. If they truly want to be released, then worrying about what happens to their art should be the least of their worries. Their art should be a trivial concern in the grand scheme of things when compared to their potential freedom. They weren’t concerned about the innocent lives of men, women, and children they killed or plotted to kill. Why should anyone be concerned about their art?

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> the people held at Guantanamo are responsible for killing humans via cowardly terrorists attacks, either indirectly or directly.

The people held at Guantanamo Bay are not considered POWs by the US, nor have they been given a trial. They're held in violation of even US law. The US has let some go saying they picked up the wrong person. Who determined they are responsible for what you say they are responsible for? Even the US doesn't agree as they say they picked up some in error and let them go.

On top of this - for over half a century the country of Cuba has demanded the US withdraw its military base from Cuban territory. As US presidents piously intoned about Russian troops in Donetsk, that a sovereign nation wants US troops out of its territory is considered so unimportant it is practically unknown.

Westerners don't seem to realise how much damage shit like Guantanamo bay have done to the image of US and to the idea of International law.

It indicates that ther is no such thing as justice, only rule of the strong.

These failures to live up to the standards we set is the first thing out of the mouth of any 'patriotic' Russian when you point out the cruelty of war in Ukraine.

It is big reason why in countries like India do not trust Europe and the West, and did not go along with recent sanctions

The prisoners at Guantanamo haven’t even been charged. How can they be guilty if you can’t even say what they’re allegedly guilty of?

> the people held at Guantanamo are responsible for killing humans via cowardly terrorists attacks, either indirectly or directly

Surely if there’s compelling evidence that this is true, we can put it in front of a judge and jury and have them sentenced properly.

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