Nowhere land

This week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. At the center of the case is a century-old lease--and what may be a legal black hole.

By Daphne Eviatar

April 18, 2004

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IN 1903 THE UNITED STATES, after liberating Cuba from Spain, negotiated one of the most unusual landlord-tenant arrangements in modern history. As a condition of Cuba's independence, the fledgling state agreed to lease the United States 45 square miles of prime Caribbean land and sea for $2,000 a year (just over $4,000 today). Although the lease says Cuba retains "ultimate ... (Full Article: 1292 Words)