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History Lesson: Gitmo Started as a Detention Camp for Immigrants

THE DEVOLUTION OF DETENTION

From the Bolshevik Revolution to 9/11, mass detention starts as a temporary measure and becomes an indefinite nightmare.

Andrea Pitzer
Andrea Pitzer
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Andrea Pitzer

Andrea Pitzer

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