Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Presented as “the story of history’s greatest manhunt for the world’s most dangerous man” (Mayer), Zero Dark Thirty is the dramatization of the search for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Centering on the work of Maya Lambert, a Central Intelligence Agency officer, the film has raised controversy due to its historical inaccuracy in depicting torture. The film justifies torture by portraying that enhanced interrogation techniques provided key…

Military obedience is a questionable cause of many horrific events; yet, it is never a strong defense in court. If one is to examine the movie A Few Good Men directed by Rob Reiner, it is obvious to see that military obedience is crucial, even if the end the movie has a slightly unrealistic court decision. Using Philip Zimbardo 's article, "The Stanford Prison Experiment," in which he describes his experiment that tested the effects of roles and the situation, one could see how in the movie…

Cuba could have their freedom on the condition that they signed the Teller Amendment. This Amendment stated: the U.S. could intervene and restore order in the case of anarchy, the U.S. could trade freely with Cuba, and the U.S. was allowed two naval bases in Cuba. Secondly, the United States remained in control of was to keep the Philippines, but pay twenty million dollars for them. The United States’ involvement in countries such as the Philippines and Cuba in the 1890s was equally caused by…

constitution was amended to include the fact that land would be leased to the United States in order to preserve the independence and safety of Cuba(5). The United States was able to attain land to mine coal and open a naval base on their island, this base became known as Guantanamo bay(5). The United States assisted cuba in order to gain access to the resources available on…

The height of American imperialism showcased when United Sates waged the Spanish-American war. The war transpired between the countries of Spain and the United Sates and linked by historians to America’s imperialistic expansion concepts. The war was known as “A Splendid Little War”, due to the short duration it took for the United Sates to defeat the Spanish. The war ended with 1898 Treaty of Paris, which compelled the Spanish to abdicate claims of Cuba, and surrender the sovereignty of Puerto…

The Unfair Treatment of Haitian Refugees compared to their Cuban Counterparts. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are more refugees today than ever before—and more than half of them are believed to be children. Most of these people have left their homes in search of better living conditions and economic opportunities. This is especially true for Cuban and Haitian refugees. Living in a forever-changing world, we have to start rethinking our old…

The Cuban missile crisis or also better known as the missile scare was one the treacherous occurrences in human history. This nerve-racking event took place in October of 1962 and was a dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. U.S discovered missile plants when a spy plane spotted the site. This caused a for an intense 13 day feud, the Soviet Union and the United States were both anxiously waiting to see which of the two would make the first…

torture itself. According to the Economist Newspaper, in early 2002, when suspected terrorists were first sent to Guantanamo, Bush told America that the armed forces would treat the detainees “humanely” in a manner “consistent with the Geneva Conventions”-- but only “to the extent appropriate and consistent with military necessity” (The Economist). The U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay has held terror suspects since January 2002. Early in the war on terror, the Bush administration argued these…

Cuba was an independent country since 1902 but was still under the American influence until the Cuban Revolution. This was because the United States were allowed to have a naval base at Guantanamo and had great capital investments in different businesses and industries such as the sugar industry. During this time Fulgencio Batista was the Cuban dictator but was corrupt and oppressive and therefore disliked by the Cuban citizens. America supported Batista because he was helpful for the American…

Throughout American history, millions of people around the world have abandoned their homeland for a change, to start a new life in a foreign country. Nonetheless, when it comes to Latinos, their migration has been a direct result of the United States’ domination and involvement with Latin American countries. The massive Latino migrant flows had a direct relationship to the growth of the U.S. Empire, whether it was through a political need of establishing relationships with its neighbors or an…