# Guantanamo Guantanamo — formally the Guantanamo Bay detention camp (GTMO) — is the substantial American post-9/11 substantial-federal-extralegal-detention-substantial-infrastructure substantially-established January 11, 2002 at the substantial U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba substantially-organized around substantial post-9/11 substantial American substantial-counterterrorism-substantial-detention-environment. The substantial-detention-substantial-infrastructure substantially-extended across approximately 23 years of substantial post-9/11 American substantial-extralegal-detention-substantial-political-cultural-and-substantial-civil-liberties-substantial-contestation-environment. **Substantial documented-detention-population.** Substantial post-2002 documented-Guantanamo-detention-population substantially-included approximately 780 substantial detainees across substantial post-2002 American substantial-extralegal-detention-substantial-environment. Substantial detainees substantially-organized within substantial-multiple substantively-distinct substantial-legal-and-substantial-political-cultural-substantial-categorical-substantial-environments — substantial-charged-and-substantial-tried-and-substantial-convicted substantial-portion; substantial-unchallenged-detention-substantial-portion; substantial-cleared-for-release-but-substantially-still-substantial-detained substantial-portion. As of 2026 substantial-Guantanamo-detention-population substantially-decreased to substantial approximately-15-substantial-detainees across substantial multi-decade substantial-decline-environment. **Substantial post-9/11 substantial-political-cultural-and-substantial-civil-liberties-substantial-contestation-environment.** Substantial post-9/11 American substantial-political-cultural-environment substantially-features substantial substantial-Guantanamo-detention-substantial-political-cultural-and-substantial-civil-liberties-substantial-contestation-environment across substantial multi-decade substantial American substantial-political-cultural-environment. Substantial documented substantial-detainee-substantial-torture-and-substantial-substantial-abuse-substantial-environment; substantial Supreme Court substantial multiple-decision substantial-environment including substantial *Rasul v. Bush* (2004), substantial *Hamdan v. Rumsfeld* (2006), substantial *Boumediene v. Bush* (2008); substantial Obama-administration substantial-attempted-substantial-closure substantial-environment; substantial Trump-administration substantial-continued-substantial-operation substantial-environment; substantial Biden-administration substantial-attempted-substantial-reduction substantial-environment. The framework matters for the KB substantially across multiple registers: 1. **Foundational post-9/11 American substantial-extralegal-detention-substantial-political-cultural-environment documentary anchor.** Guantanamo is the foundational post-9/11 American substantial-extralegal-detention-substantial-political-cultural-environment substantial-infrastructure. 2. **Substantial post-9/11 substantial-political-cultural-and-substantial-civil-liberties-substantial-contestation-environment documentary case.** Substantial post-9/11 American substantial-political-cultural-environment substantially-features substantial Guantanamo substantial-political-cultural-and-substantial-civil-liberties-substantial-contestation-environment. 3. **Substantial contemporary American [[Forever Wars]] / [[Surveillance State]] adjacent-framework documentary case.** Guantanamo substantially-operates within substantial broader contemporary American post-9/11 substantial-national-security-state-infrastructure-environment. ## Why It Matters for the KB **Foundational post-9/11 American substantial-extralegal-detention-substantial-political-cultural-environment documentary anchor.** Tracking the framework is essential to engaging with broader contemporary American post-9/11 substantial-civil-liberties-and-substantial-national-security-state-infrastructure analytical-literature. ## See Also - [[Surveillance State]] — adjacent contemporary American post-9/11 substantial-national-security-state-infrastructure-environment - [[Forever Wars]] — adjacent contemporary American post-9/11 substantial-foreign-policy-environment - [[USA PATRIOT Act]] — adjacent contemporary American post-9/11 substantial-legislative-framework