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The Real Story: Why is Guantanamo Still Open?

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Why is Guantanamo Still Open?

02/12/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The Real Story, Why is Guantanamo Still Open?

The past, present and future of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.

On just his second day in office, President Obama signed an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year. It’s now approaching the end of his second term and prisoners are still being held there. Why has it been so difficult to close? And what will happen under President Trump, who made campaign promises to expand it? Join Owen Bennett Jones and his guests on this week’s Newshour Extra as they discuss what the Guantanamo Bay detention camp has achieved and what its future will look like.

(Picture: razor wire and an American flag around the perimeter of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

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