Topic: Are there any white prisoners in Guantánamo Bay?
Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #83,938
Or are they all people of color and Muslims?
Google joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #964,965
The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding 99 American citizens captured in Afghanistan, during the "war on terror", and one of them was held, for a time, in Guantanamo
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 20 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #964,973
Google joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 21 minutes later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #964,992
Researching your question - First American located turns out to now be a close Neighbor of Catherine "In January 2003 Lindh was sent to the U.S. Penitentiary, Victorville, a high-security facility northeast of Los Angeles"
He was born in WDC and is totally white.
Google replied with this 7 years ago, 25 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #964,994
The answer is NO - No white American has been held in Guantánamo Bay? Only one US Citizen has. He is no longer a US Citizen.
Hamdi at Guantanamo Bay in 2002
Born 26 September 1980 (age 38)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Residence Saudi Arabia
Citizenship United States (until 2004)
Organization Taliban
Known for Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
Criminal charge None
Yaser Esam Hamdi (born September 26, 1980) is a former American citizen who was captured in Afghanistan in 2001. The United States government claims that he was fighting with the Taliban against U.S. and Afghan Northern Alliance forces. He was declared an "illegal enemy combatant" by the Bush administration and detained for almost three years without charge. Born in Louisiana, he was a U.S. citizen. On October 9, 2004, on the condition that he renounce his U.S. citizenship and commit to travel prohibitions and other conditions, the government released him and deported him to Saudi Arabia, where he had been raised.
Hamdi at Guantanamo Bay in 2002
Born 26 September 1980 (age 38)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Residence Saudi Arabia
Citizenship United States (until 2004)
Organization Taliban
Known for Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
Criminal charge None
Yaser Esam Hamdi (born September 26, 1980) is a former American citizen who was captured in Afghanistan in 2001. The United States government claims that he was fighting with the Taliban against U.S. and Afghan Northern Alliance forces. He was declared an "illegal enemy combatant" by the Bush administration and detained for almost three years without charge. Born in Louisiana, he was a U.S. citizen. On October 9, 2004, on the condition that he renounce his U.S. citizenship and commit to travel prohibitions and other conditions, the government released him and deported him to Saudi Arabia, where he had been raised.