The U.S. military has been holding hearings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to determine whether prisoners still pose a threat to the United States. The hearings are now open to journalists.
Jackie Northam is NPR's International Affairs Correspondent. She is a veteran journalist who has spent three decades reporting on conflict, geopolitics, and life across the globe - from the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert sands of Saudi Arabia, to the gritty prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and the pristine beauty of the Arctic.
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