Guantanamo -- A Holding Cell In War on Terror
Prison Represents a Problem That's Tough to Get Out Of
By Scott Higham, Joe Stephens and Margot Williams
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, May 2, 2004; Page A01
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba --
The newest prison in the war on terrorism is a multi-winged $31 million complex of gray concrete and steel designed to hold 100 captives for years to come.Before the 2001 terrorist attacks, the Navy was downsizing Guantanamo. Today, the base is booming. When Camp 5 opens next week, the prison's capacity will rise to 1,100. The military spends about $118 million a year to run the prison camps and related operations. It has awarded $110 million worth of work to KBR, formerly Kellogg Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton Co., to build prison cells and other facilities.
Another company, the Dick Corp., has received a $14.5 million contract to build a headquarters for a criminal investigation task force.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58702-2004May1_5.html
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