American values Quote by Mark Shields

Keeping this facility [Guantanamo prison] open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standing in the world. It is viewed as a stain…

— Audie Cornish

Simply put, Guantanamo is one of the best propaganda tools that terrorists have today. Our enemies use it to justify terrorism and recruit others…

— Dianne Feinstein

With respect to Guantanamo, Guantanamo was a place that historically has been used to return individuals who are interdicted at sea. That is not…

— Alejandro Mayorkas

What made Guantanamo such a travesty - and what still makes it such - is that it is a system of indefinite detention whereby…

— Glenn Greenwald

One thing about Guantánamo, beyond anything else, is the commitment against all odds to allow Americans to view themselves as the good guy, no…

— Molly Crabapple

An institution like Guantanamo in its present form cannot and must not exist in the long term. We must find different ways of dealing…

— Angela Merkel

From Iraq to Guantanamo Bay, international standards and the framework of international law are being given less when they should be given more importance.…

— Mary Robinson

By the time President Obama took office, Guantanamo was viewed internationally as a symbol of a counterterrorism approach that flouted our laws and strayed…

— John O. Brennan

Guantanamo is a chief recruiting tool for al-Qaida. It has put a wedge between the United States and at least some of its allies.

— Eric Holder

Guantanamo has become the gulag of our time.

— Irene Khan

Let me say this: I believe closing Guantanamo is in our Nation's national security interest. Guantanamo is used not only by al-Qaida, but also…

— Dianne Feinstein

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people. I'm embarrassed about it, I think its wrong. I…

— Jimmy Carter