page_title: War on terror
section_title: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
hierarchical_section_title: War on terror / Transnational actions / Guantanamo Bay detention camp
caption_attribution_description: English: Detainees at Camp X-Ray Original caption: “Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the watchful eyes of Military Police at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during in-processing to the temporary detention facility on Jan. 11, 2002. The detainees will be given a basic physical exam by a doctor, to include a chest x-ray and blood samples drawn to assess their health. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st class Shane T. McCoy, U.S. Navy.” Español: Detenidos en el Centro de detención de Guantánamo Fotografía: "Detenidos vestidos con overoles naranja sentados en un área de espera bajo la atenta mirada de la policía militar en Camp X-Ray en la base naval de Guantánamo, en Cuba, durante el procesamiento en el centro de detención temporal el 11 de enero de 2002. A los detenidos se les realizará un exámen físico por un médico general, incluida una radiografía del tórax y muestras de sangre para evaluar su salud. Foto del DoD Suboficial de Primera Clase Shane T. McCoy, de la Marina de los EE.UU.". Deutsch: Gefangene im Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay, Kuba Übersetzung der Originalbildunterschrift: „Gefangene in orangefarbenen Overalls sitzen auf einer Wartefläche unter den wachsamen Augen der Militärpolizei im Camp X-Ray auf der Marinebasis Guantanamo Bay auf Kuba, während der Überführung in das temporäre Internierungslager am 11. Januar 2002. Die Häftlinge werden von einem Arzt allgemein untersucht, was eine Röntgenaufnahme des Brustkorbs und Blutproben einschließt, um ihren Gesundheitszustand einzuschätzen. Foto des Verteidigungsministeriums, aufgenommen von Bootsmann Shane T. McCoy, U.S. Navy.“
context_page_description: The war on terror, also known as the global war on terrorism, is an international military campaign launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks. The targets of the campaign are primarily Sunni Islamic fundamentalist armed groups located throughout the Muslim world, with the most prominent groups being Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, the Taliban, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, and the various franchise groups of the former two organizations. The naming of the campaign uses a metaphor of war to refer to a variety of actions that do not constitute a specific war as traditionally defined. U.S. president George W. Bush first used the term "war on terrorism" on 16 September 2001, and then "war on terror" a few days later in a formal speech to Congress. In the latter speech, George Bush stated, "Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them." The term was originally used with a particular focus on countries associated with al-Qaeda. The term was immediately criticised by such people as Richard B.
context_section_description: The U.S. government set up the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in 2002, a United States military prison located in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. President Bush declared that the Geneva Convention, a treaty ratified by the U.S. and therefore among the highest law of the land, which protects prisoners of war, would not apply to Taliban and al-Qaeda detainees captured in Afghanistan. Since inmates were detained indefinitely without trial and several detainees have allegedly been tortured, this camp is considered to be a major breach of human rights by Amnesty International. The detention camp was set up by the U.S. government on Guantanamo Bay since the military base is arguably not legally domestic US territory and thus was a "legal black hole." Most prisoners of Guantanamo were eventually freed without ever being charged with any crime, and were transferred to other countries.
caption: Detainees upon arrival at Camp X-Ray, January 2002
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