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Guantanamo Bay Iguanas Protected. Detainees, Not So Much

16:14 H | Topics: Cuba - Justice - Politics

Ruby%201.JPGSomething is seriously wrong when animals inside Guantanamo Bay are protected but the people detained inside Guantanamo Bay are not.

U.S. law protects endangered iguanas on the naval base, but the Supreme Court is struggling to determine whether it also applies to the 305 men imprisoned there.

What escapes the analysis of most is that the majority of those detained inside of Gitmo are people of color, specifically Arab men, Middle Eastern men. The message is clear, the rights of iguanas are other animals are valued more than the lives of detained men of color.

Via / ACLU Blog

Image Via / Second Chance Reptiles

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