A Visit to Guantanamo A WPR Series Produced by Gil Halsted 2/11-13/06 Wisconsin National Guard in Guantanamo 2/11/09 Members of a Wisconsin National Guard unit are getting an up close and personal view of the historic happenings at the Guantanamo Naval base. In the first of a three part series Gil Halsted reports on the Guard's 112th public affairs unit . Their job is to guide journalists around the prison complex where detainees are being held… running time 3:25 Listen to this story now using RealPlayer Wisconsin National Guard in Guantanamo 2/12/09 The Obama Administration plans to close the prison camps on Guantanamo within a year. The detainees held there are waiting to find out where the will go next. In the second of a three part series, Gil Halsted reports on how they're being treated while they wait, and the role a Wisconsin National Guard unit is playing in telling the story of the transition at Guantanamo… running time 2:59 Listen to this story now using RealPlayer Wisconsin National Guard in Guantanamo 2/13/09 It will likely be months before any decisions are made about where the detainees held in Guantanamo will end up going when the detention camp closes. But while they're still there military officials say their religious and cultural traditions will continue to be respected. In the final segment of our three-part series, Gil Halsted reports on how the military is striving to accommodate the beliefs and the diets of Guantanamo detainees… running time 3:03 Listen to this story now using RealPlayer WPR's Gil Halsted (left, with green cap) is escorted through the Guantanamo base by an unidentified officer.
A WPR Series
Produced by Gil Halsted
2/11-13/06
Wisconsin National Guard in Guantanamo 2/11/09 Members of a Wisconsin National Guard unit are getting an up close and personal view of the historic happenings at the Guantanamo Naval base. In the first of a three part series Gil Halsted reports on the Guard's 112th public affairs unit . Their job is to guide journalists around the prison complex where detainees are being held… running time 3:25 Listen to this story now using RealPlayer
Members of a Wisconsin National Guard unit are getting an up close and personal view of the historic happenings at the Guantanamo Naval base. In the first of a three part series Gil Halsted reports on the Guard's 112th public affairs unit . Their job is to guide journalists around the prison complex where detainees are being held…
The Obama Administration plans to close the prison camps on Guantanamo within a year. The detainees held there are waiting to find out where the will go next. In the second of a three part series, Gil Halsted reports on how they're being treated while they wait, and the role a Wisconsin National Guard unit is playing in telling the story of the transition at Guantanamo…
It will likely be months before any decisions are made about where the detainees held in Guantanamo will end up going when the detention camp closes. But while they're still there military officials say their religious and cultural traditions will continue to be respected. In the final segment of our three-part series, Gil Halsted reports on how the military is striving to accommodate the beliefs and the diets of Guantanamo detainees…
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