Friday, December 22, 2017

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis Visits Guantanamo Bay Base

US Defense Secretary James Mattis © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

The Hill: Mattis visits troops at Guantanamo: report

Defense Secretary James Mattis, on Thursday, met with troops at the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, according to The Associated Press.

Mattis became the first Defense chief since 2002 to take a trip to Guantánamo. He did not tour the detention facility there or discuss the Trump administration's policies regarding its detainees, the AP reported.

The prison at Guantánamo has been used to hold suspected terrorists, and 41 detainees are currently held at the facility. Ten of those detainees have been charged by a military commission, according to the AP, and five have been cleared to leave.

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