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This was my room when I came back from Guantanamo. I felt very comfortable in it, even though it was so small and the ceiling came down so close. It felt like I was sleeping in my cell, but I had control. I was able to turn the light on or off when I wanted, to wake up or sleep when I wanted. It was small like my cell but there was no harassment, no knocking on the door, no searches and no fights or beatings. Outside I had other problems but here in this room I was completely serene, comfortable, calm.
Omar Deghayes, ex-detainee>
15 years old – the age of Omar Khadr when he first arrived at Guantanamo. He is now 24
The US Naval Base at Guantanamo was first leased from Cuba 1903
The US Naval Base at Guantanamo has nine restaurants and seven bars
5,900 – Approximate size of the US Naval Base population
22nd January 2010 – The date by which President Obama ordered the detainee camps to be closed
2003 – Largest captive population, about 660 in November
$15 million – Cost of building Camp 5 for 100 detainees
$7.3 milliion – Spent on baseball and football fields at US Naval Base
Military service at the detainee facility at Guantanamo may lead to the award of The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, created by George Bush on March 12th 2003
$116 million – Annual cost of maintaining and running the camps at Guantanamo
In 1994, up to 45,000 refugees occupied secure camps at Guantanamo
400 miles – distance from Guantanamo to Miami, Florida
48 – Number of men currently listed for indefinite detention without trial
Guantanamo Bay is the largest and oldest US Naval Base outside national borders
79 years old – The age of the oldest detainee on his release after three years at Guantanamo
11th January 2002 – The date the first detainees arrived at Guantanamo
At least $500 million has been spent renovating facilities at the US Naval Base since the opening of the detainee camps
6 – Number of detainees who have died at Guantanamo
174 – Approximate current number of detainees, from 24 countries
$39 million – Cost of building Camp 6 for 200 detainees
5 – Number of detainees convicted by the military commissions at Guantanamo
$30 million – Cost of building Camp Delta, comprising Camps 1-3
$26 million – Spent on eight miles of road at Guantanamo Bay
5 – Current number of detainees with prosthetics (22.7.2010)
45 square miles – Size of US Naval Base


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