Editorial: Le Monde

• More than twenty years after its opening, the United States is still dealing with the military prison at Guantanamo.
• The Pentagon recently revoked an agreement in which three accused of participating in the preparation of the September 11, 2001 attacks agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy.
• There are currently only about thirty people detained at Guantanamo, out of the over 700 that have been there; the majority have been recommended for transfer but remain detained.
• Trials against those remaining, such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, reportedly responsible for said attacks, are challenging, as confessions were obtained through torture, causing severe damage to the reputation of the United States.
• All these actions have been symbols of the serious missteps of the 'war on terror' that led to instability and great deregulation internationally, providing justifications for revisionist powers and 'rogue states'.

Conclusion: Obama's attempts to close Guantanamo were blocked by Congress and Trump promised to fill it with 'bad guys,' but did nothing. Closing Guantanamo, a 'legal black hole,' should be a priority.

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