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On May 25, 2005 Amnesty International published its annual report in which it described Guantánamo as a "modern gulag". | On May 25, 2005 Amnesty International published its annual report in which it described Guantánamo as a "modern gulag". | ||
The then Secretary of Defense of the United States, Donald Rumsfeld, questioned the name of gulag, calling it extravagant. William Schultz, Amnesty International's representative in Washington, said Guantanamo should not be seen as a Soviet gulag, but there are still some common characteristics, such as keeping detainees incommunicado and taking them into custody. outside the civil justice system or the fact that some have disappeared. | The then Secretary of Defense of the United States, [[Donald Rumsfeld]], questioned the name of gulag, calling it extravagant. William Schultz, Amnesty International's representative in Washington, said Guantanamo should not be seen as a Soviet gulag, but there are still some common characteristics, such as keeping detainees incommunicado and taking them into custody. outside the civil justice system or the fact that some have disappeared. | ||
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