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...would close Guantánamo not tomorrow but this afternoon.' COLIN POWELL, former U.S. Secretary of State, calling for the immediate closure of the controversial military prison...
...apparent American indifference should not be attributed just to a moral failure on the part of U.S. policymakers. Russia has gained impunity in part because of the effects of America's disastrous war in Iraq on U.S. foreign policy. Consider the fallout: Guantánamo has discredited America's long-standing international legitimacy; false claims of Iraqi WMD have destroyed U.S. credibility; continuing chaos and violence in Iraq have diminished respect for U.S. power. America, as a result, has come to need Russia's support on matters such as North Korea and Iran to a far greater extent than it would...
...energy and security experts have repeatedly called for a permanent military base in the region, possibly on São Tomé and Principe. The American diplomat is dismissive. "The notion that we're going to build a base on São Tomé, like Guantánamo or Diego Garcia, is unrealistic," he says, but he adds that the U.S. is talking to several countries around the region about a permanent U.S. naval presence. The formation of Africom, a separate African command that's currently based in Germany, is another sign of Washington's increased focus on security...
...this weren't a good movie. But it is. The mix of facts and faces, outrage and sympathy, the telling anecdote and the surreal observation showcases Moore's savviness. So do his visits to Canada, Britain, France and, spectacularly, Cuba. Hearing Congressional testimony that detainees at Guantánamo are getting lavish medical attention, Moore sails to the base, taking with him volunteer rescue workers from the World Trade Center site who suffered respiratory and other diseases and said their plans did not cover the all treatment they needed. When their request to receive treatment at the base is denied...
...Then, suddenly, Gore was laying American democracy itself on the couch, asking why the U.S. has been unable to take action on global warming, why it has made so many other disastrous choices-rushing into war in Iraq, spying on Americans without search warrants, holding prisoners at Guantánamo Bay without due process...