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As part of an upcoming inside look at the prison at Guantanamo Bay set to air April 5, National Geographic has put together some interesting behind-the-scenes

Jul 31, 2020
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As part of an upcoming inside lookat the prison at Guantanamo Bay set to air April 5, National Geographic has put together some interesting behind-the-scenes interviewswith the prison guards there. Not surprisingly, the guards — well aware of the camera they’re talking to — come off as extremely well-trained and sensitive to the needs of their prisoners, many of whom have been stuck in the prison without charge for up to seven years, and often for long periods in isolation.
While some of the guards may indeed be that sensitive, given the complaints of torture and brutalitywe’ve heard from former Guantanamo prisoners — and recent reportsthat the abuse has gotten worse — I’m skeptical that they’re all quite so thoughtful.
As Guantanamo detainee defense lawyer David Remes put it to me this morning: “Had National Geographic been to Abu Ghraib, you’d have had a similarly flattering portrait.”
Check out a clip from National Geographic after the jump.
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