Guantanamo Bay is synonymous with the United States government's tough stance on terrorism.
It has frequently experienced accusations of torture, violations of human rights, suicide attempts, and ongoing hunger strikes. But why has it not been shut down?
The Feed's Patrick Abboud examines popular myths about the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
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There are 166 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, of them 46 are terror suspects. Some prisoners are allegedly members of Al-Qaeda.
The US indicated the existence of these men in January 2010 but until now has refused to say who they are, leaving the detainees in a prolonged and secret legal limbo.
On Monday the names were finally divulged after a group of Yale Law students working with a Miami newspaper and The New York Times sued under freedom of information.
Guantanamo Bay was set up by George Bush post September 11 and US President Barack Obama has made his position on Guantanamo clear; he wants it shut down.
This week the US state department announced it has appointed prominent Washington lawyer Cliff Sloan to make the shut-down happen.
But as congress disagrees the Cuban based detention centre should go, shutting it down won't be easy.
The Feed's Patrick Abboud examines popular myths about the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
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