20 prisoners arrived on January 11, 2002.

They were held in 6’x8’ outdoor cages with wooden roofs.

Permanent cells have been built.

Approximately 500 non-U.S. citizens are being held prisoner today.

They are classified as “enemy combatants” – something that does not exist in international law or in any treaty. They are not classified as prisoners of war.

The Pentagon claims they have transferred 256 of these “enemy combatants.” 180 were sent to their home countries. 76 were sent to other countries, presumably to be tortured.

Only nine of these prisoners have been charged with a crime.

In 2004, the International red Cross said US treatment of the prisoners was "tantamount to torture."

In 2005, Amnesty International described Guantanamo as "the gulag of our times."

The Pentagon has said the detainees are treated humanely and not tortured, so we should probably believe them. After all, we're at war.