The purpose of this paper is to examine how being part of a stigmatized group contributes to prejudice and discrimination.
The situation of the Guantanamo Bay detainees is being used to look at this issue. Global Security, an organization based in Virginia, issued a recent report in February 2006 indicating that there are currently 329 detainees being held there. The report goes on further to explain that ever since 2001, over 100 have been released, meaning they pose no threat to the United States. Furthermore, the prisoners have included two men in their late 80s and 90s, a 12 year old boy, and several other young teenagers. Detainees were originally held because of some suspected link between them and al-Qaeda or other terrorist groups. Since then, over many who have been detained for several years have been sent back to their homeland, proving their innocence. What would lead the United State's troops to capture so many people that are obviously innocent?
In recent......

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Title: Guantanamo Bay
Approximate Word Count: 442
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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