The United States has always claimed to be a defender of democracy and human rights, but last June, the New York Times published a group of ** that greatly tarnished their image. Behind the ornate city streets, a terrifying prison is hidden, revealing a different side of America.
Prisoners here have been subjected to cruel abuse for a long time, refusing even medical treatment, preferring to starve to death rather than give in. If they were all heinous criminals, such a punishment might be justified.
However, many of the people held here are innocent, not only have they not been sentenced, but some are not even charged with the crime they are charged with, so they are imprisoned.
This is the famous Guantanamo Bay Prison.
Although the United States is not doing things brightly, it is very clever in choosing a place. Located on a small island in the Caribbean Sea, surrounded by the vast sea and with cacti as a barrier, it is almost impossible to escape.
In January 2002, the prison began "officially" accepting prisoners. Since then, nearly eight hundred prisoners have embarked on their nightmare journey.
Today, we will take a look at how these prisoners live in this prison and the dark side of America.
Incomprehensible**.
In fact, the situation in this prison has always been kept secret from the outside world by the United States, and only the top management knows about it. For example, the ** we are going to look at next is something that only high-ranking officers can see.
However, in 2022, the New York Times' application was approved, and they picked a few, showing the public the truth about this prison.
This photo was taken in 2002 in the cargo hold of a transport plane. If anyone has ever been to such a cargo hold, they must know how cold it is inside. However, these prisoners were only able to wear thin short sleeves, and only a small hat kept them slightly warm.
The US side also deliberately treated these prisoners with "secrecy", covered their faces with cloths, and handcuffed them. I don't know for what purpose, they also planted a small national flag in the hands of the prisoners.
The following photo** was taken during the transportation of prisoners. The prisoner seemed to have lost consciousness and was carried by the jailer indifferently, not even caring if his pants fell off.
"Carrying" is a commonly used method of "transportation" here, and even adult male prisoners can be easily lifted by prison guards. Because the prisoners here were often tortured, did not have enough to eat, and weighed very little.
This ** is a prisoner of Islam. He was kneeling on the ground praying.
In fact, this prison used to be very strictly managed, and these prisoners were not even allowed to pray, until the International Red Cross forced them to relax a little under the pressure of **.
Although the prisoner could pray, his expression was not as peaceful and tolerant as that of ordinary prayer seekers, but he frowned nervously and his face was strained, as if he was suffering great pain.
Next, we will tell you what these prisoners have experienced in this prison to become like this.
Inhumane treatment of prisoners.
Abu Zubayda was a victim of this prison. His experience makes people's hearts beat when they hear it.
In 2002, he was one of the first inmates to be sent to the prison. At the time, the military identified him as the leader of a terrorist organization.
When he first went to prison, those ** still wanted to extract some information from his mouth. However, no matter how much they asked, Abu said nothing. We don't know if he held on with amazing willpower, or if he was innocent and didn't know anything.
However, there is no doubt that the United States arrested him without any evidence and did not let him go after the interrogation was fruitless. Even if Abu is really innocent, the United States will not let him go free.
Because he didn't say anything, Abu suffered a lot of sin. In the beginning, the interrogators denied him clothes, locked him in a room, and did not allow him to eat, giving him only a bowl of rice every day.
The purpose of not wearing clothes is to make Abu feel the chilblains on his body. To exacerbate the pain, the interrogators also turned on the air conditioning in the room, leaving Abu freezing to death.
In addition to the physical pain, Abu had to endure psychological torture on a daily basis. The interrogator is well versed in psychology and uses all kinds of means to fight Abu's will in an attempt to destroy him psychologically.
They even threatened him with Abu's family, saying that if Abu didn't tell the truth, they would "slit his mother's throat."
This was a piece of cake for the interrogation, and Abu would then face even more terrible suffering, such as waterboarding.
They threw Abu into the water and made him constantly experience the fear of dying, which was physically and mentally devastating.