The Miami Herald ran an article on the Guantanamo Uyghur detainees yesterday. It is remarkably sympathetic, based as much as seems to have been possible on research and direct observation, and avoids the sensationalism usually associated with articles on Uyghurs and Xinjiang.
What struck me as most interesting was suggestion, reflected by the camp’s (I am told rather sympathetic) commander, that current developments in the management of Guantanamo do not indicate that the United States is getting ready to close down the detention center. Rather, the addition of a soccer field and the characterization of “Uyghurville” as an experiment in freer living show that the current administration, at least, is still expanding the facility and may plan to keep detainees there indefinitely.
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