Guantanamo camp marks three years
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The U.S. prison camp for terror suspects is taking on a look of permanence as the mission marks its third year Tuesday, with plans for a new $25 million prison facility, $1.7 million psychiatric wing and a permanent guard force.
Most of the 550 prisoners from 42 countries no longer are considered of significant intelligence value, but many swept up in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan aren't expected to be freed anytime soon -- some because of stalled legal proceedings, others because they allegedly still pose a threat to the United States or its allies.
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Only four men have been charged and most prisoners are denied access to attorneys.
"Guantanamo has become an icon of lawlessness ... dangerous to us all," London-based Amnesty International said in a statement marking the third anniversary.
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