
Gitmo Turns SixA look at the world's most talked-about prison.
Posted Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at 6:16 PM ETSometimes, seeing is believing. The rumors of torture and soulless humiliation taking place at Guantanamo Bay ceased to garner much interest—until the pictures hit. Suddenly, the world took notice, and hissed. Since then, conditions at Gitmo have changed, advocates say, but the imprisoned remain. Today marks the sixth anniversary of the arrival of the first Gitmo inmate.
Click on the player below to view Slate's interactive audio slide show of photographer Paolo Pellegrin's stirring images of Gitmo, in partnership with Magnum Photos.
Dahlia Lithwick looks at the Guantanamo inmates—the prisoners who don't exist.
What did you think of this article?
Join The Fray: Our Reader Discussion Forum












Hitchens: Seven Essential Facts About Nidal Malik Hasan
Can You Believe What Sarah Palin Said on Oprah?
What Makes a Prison "State of the Art"?
I Made a Stop-Motion Animation Movie
The New Call of Duty Is the Most Anti-War War Game Ever Made
The European Countries That Think Swine Flu Is a Swiss Hoax