In the aftermath of 9/11, the US enacted legislation giving the president broad war powers, authorized large-scale surveillance of American citizens and opened the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
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This week marks the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, the infamous prison on the island of Cuba designed to hold