JOE." WILLIE HAD TO WALK ACROSS THE
STREET TO PROMOTE "SUNDAY
TODAY."
TODAY." YOU DON’T.
YOU DON’T. TO MISS THAT, HE HAS BENJAMIN
CUMBERBATCH.
CUMBERBATCH. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE GOOD ON
THE PROMISE TO KEEP GAUT BAY
RUNNING INDEFINITELY.
RUNNING INDEFINITELY. MILITARY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING
CONGRESS FOR MILLIONS OF DLAFRS
IN FUNDING.
IN FUNDING. NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTER JULIA
AINSLEY SPOKE TO THE MILITARY
COMMANDER IN CHARGE OF THE
DETENTION OPERATIONS IN
GUANTONOMO.
GUANTONOMO. TAKE A LOOK.
>> ALL THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATIONS SAID, HEY, WE’RE
GOING TO CLOSE YOU DOWN.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO PEOPLE WEREN’T PAYING
ATTENTION TO THE BUILDINGS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.
EVERYTHING ELSE. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION CAME
IN AND INSTEAD STAND BY TO
POTENTIALLY RECEIVE NEW GUESTS.
OKAY.
OKAY. SO I’M A SOLDIER A TROOPER, I
FOLLOW ORDERS.
FOLLOW ORDERS. WE ARE READY TO RECEIVE NEW
GUESTS.
GUESTS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT
OUT THERE HAS BEEN NO DECISION
MADE TO SEND FOLKS HERE.
WE WERE TOLD TO GET READY.
WE’RE READY.
WE’RE READY. WE ARE ASKING FOR MONEY FOR
SOMETHING WE CALL CAMP HATE.
THAT’S FOR A PLACE CAMP SEVEN.
>> THAT SITE WAS BUILT RAPIDLY,
NOT INTENDED FOR LONG TERM.
IT’S SORT OF FALLING INTO THE
GROUND, DETERIORATING RAPIDLY.
WE NEED TO REPLACE THAT.
>> NBC NEWS’ JULIA AINSLEY US
NOW FROM GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
OBVIOUSLY THE HISTORY OF KWAN
GUANTANAMO BAY.
GUANTANAMO BAY. >> I HAD A LOT OF TIME OVER
THESE PAST FEW DAYS HERE IN
GUANTANAMO.
GUANTANAMO. THEY HAVE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE.
THEY’VE BEEN ASKING CONGRESS FOR
$89 MILLION OVER THE PAST FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS. IT HASN’T COME THROUGH.
LARGELY BECAUSE A LOT OF MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS DON’T WANT TO LOOK
AS THOUGH THEY’RE IMPROVING AN
EXPANSION OF GUANTANAMO.
AS HE EXPLAINED, IT’S UPKEEP.
HE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THE
DETAILS OF SOME OF THESE PLACES.
SOME OF WHICH WE WEREN’T ABLE TO
SEE BECAUSE THEY’RE SECRET.
THEY DESCRIBE HAVING TO SAND
DOWN CONCRETE IN ORDER TO CLOSE
DOORS.
DOORS. THEY HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE PUT ON
WADERS TO GO INTO THE LEECHFIELD
BECAUSE IT IS BACKING UP.
THESE ARE CAMPS NO LONGER NEEDED
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. BUT NOW THEY DON’T NEED
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. THEY NEED MORE PERMANENT
STRUCTURES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
THEY’VE BEEN PREPARED TO STAY
HERE FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS.
>> WHAT THE COMMANDER SAID TO
YOU ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF NEW
INMATES IS INTRIGUING.
DID HE FILL YOU IN IN YOUR
CONVERSATIONS ON ANY
CONVERSATIONS HE’S HAD WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION OF WHERE THOSE
INMATES MIGHT COME FROM, WHAT
THEATERS OF OPERATION THEY’RE
LOOKING AT?
LOOKING AT? >> I THINK THEY’RE REALLY
SITTING IN THE DARK.
ONE MET FA FOR HE KEPT GOING
BACK TO IS HE’S THE INN KEEPER.
HE TAKES PEOPLE IN WHEN HE’S
TOLD TO TAKE THEM IN.
THEY REALLY WANT TO DISTANCE
THEMSELVES FROM POLICY HERE AND
JUST FOLLOW ORDERS.
IN A LOT OF WAYS, THEY’RE KEPT
IN THE DARK.
THEY COULD NOT KNOW UNTIL THE
LAST MINUTE WHEN THEY’RE
TRANSFERRING SOMEONE IN.
THAT’S TOUGH BECAUSE THERE’S A
LOT OF PLANNING.
IF THEY BRING SOMEONE IN FROM
ISIS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP
THEM IN A PLACE COMPLETELY
SEPARATE FROM AL QAEDA
OPERATIVES.
OPERATIVES. IF THEY GOT A JUVENILE.
IF THEY GOT A WOMAN.
THAT WOULD ALL HAVE TO BE BUILT
VERY QUICKLY.
VERY QUICKLY. ANOTHER THING THEY HAVE TO DO TO
BUILD TEMPORARILY NOW IS IF
ANYONE IS EVER GOING UNDER
SURGERY OR WHEELCHAIR BOUND,
THEY HAD TO BUILD A TEMPORARY
SOLDIER FOR A MAN WHO JUST DID
HIS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE SPINE
SURGERY AND DID NOT HAVE A CELL
BIG ENOUGH FOR A HOSPITAL BED.
THERE’S A LOT OF TEMPORARY
MEASURES.
MEASURES. BUT THEY SAID THEY’RE IN A REAL