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Tagged With: detainees

Guantanamo: The Guided Tour

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo As President Obama makes good on his promise to close Guantanamo’s detention facility, there’s no better time to help the world understand a bit more about Guantanamo. To that end, I agreed to an interview with Steven Roll of the Latin American travel blog, Travelojos, which you can read … Continue reading »

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Close Guantanamo? Wait Just a Minute.

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo If you’d have asked me two months ago whether I agreed that we should close Guantanamo, I would have said “Yes!” without thinking. Like many Americans and citizens of the world, I viewed the US naval base and detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as a symbol of … Continue reading »

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The Happiest Woman at Guantanamo

This week, I’ve been at the US naval base and Joint Task Force Operations command in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There are dozens of stories to share, and I’ll be writing more about my experiences at Guantanamo both here on CollazoProjects and on the Matador Network in the coming weeks. In fact, you can check out … Continue reading »

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