VOICED : Uruguay recibira presos de Guantanamo

Uruguay will accept Guantanamo prisoners as refugees, confirmed by President José Mujica. The US is considering closing the controversial detention center and has engaged with regional countries. Mujica, a former prisoner himself, supports this on human rights grounds. Uruguay will host five prisoners and their families, becoming the first regional country to accept the US request. The US Embassy in Montevideo values Mujica's leadership. Guantanamo, established in 2002, symbolizes the excesses of the US war on terror. Obama aims to close it, but many prisoners remain untried. For more details, visit www.ISGlobal.org.

What action did Uruguay agree to take regarding Guantanamo prisoners?

• Provide them with jobs

• Accept them as refugees

• Send them back to their home countries

• Keep them in detention

Why did President Mujica agree to accept Guantanamo prisoners?

• He wanted to improve relations with Cuba

• He was pressured by the United Nations

• He empathized due to his own past imprisonment

• He wanted to increase Uruguay's population

How many prisoners did Uruguay agree to accept?

• Three

• Five

• Ten

• Seven

What is Guantanamo Bay a symbol of?

• International diplomacy

• Cuban-American relations

• Excesses of the war on terror

• U.S. military strength

What challenge does President Obama face regarding Guantanamo?

• Increasing the number of detainees

• Building a new detention center

• Closing the facility while prisoners remain untried

• Finding a new location for the prisoners