Inside Gitmo: Despite beginning his presidency with a promise to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention centre, Barack Obama never managed to do so in office. What has made this infamous place so hard to shut down?
"Should we close Gitmo? Absolutely. It's a blight on our history, and I say this as a man who helped create it". So says retired General Michael Lehnert, who 12 years ago was given orders to build cells at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, which the country has "leased" from Cuba for more than 100 years. General Lehnert supervised the building of Camp X-Ray, the open-air facility it was proclaimed would house the "worst of the worst" - terrorists involved in the aircraft hijackings which had killed 3,000 innocents in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, he maintains, the opening of Guantanamo was understandable. Now, however, he concedes it can be seen as a tragic mistake: "I think that Guantanamo stands as a recruiting poster for terrorists". A symbol of the so-called 'War on Terror', the prison was meant to be temporary. Yet of the first 20 detainees brought to its gates in January 2002, 11 remain imprisoned. With weeds now entwining its steel-framed cages, and renewed calls from the military to regenerate areas of the camp, could Gitmo be here to stay?
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About the Site 🌐
This site provides links to random videos hosted at YouTube, with the emphasis on random. 🎥
Origins of the Idea 🌱
The original idea for this site stemmed from the need to benchmark the popularity of a video against the general population of YouTube videos. 🧠
Challenges Faced 🤔
Obtaining a large sample of videos was crucial for accurate ranking, but YouTube lacks a direct method to gather random video IDs.
Even searching for random strings on YouTube doesn't yield truly random results, complicating the process further. 🔍
Creating Truly Random Links 🛠️
The YouTube API offers additional functions enabling the discovery of more random videos. Through inventive techniques and a touch of space-time manipulation, we've achieved a process yielding nearly 100% random links to YouTube videos.
About YouTube 📺
YouTube, an American video-sharing website based in San Bruno, California, offers a diverse range of user-generated and corporate media content. 🌟
Content and Users 🎵
Users can upload, view, rate, share, and comment on videos, with content spanning video clips, music videos, live streams, and more.
While most content is uploaded by individuals, media corporations like CBS and the BBC also contribute. Unregistered users can watch videos, while registered users enjoy additional privileges such as uploading unlimited videos and adding comments.
Monetization and Impact 🤑
YouTube and creators earn revenue through Google AdSense, with most videos free to view. Premium channels and subscription services like YouTube Music and YouTube Premium offer ad-free streaming.
As of February 2017, over 400 hours of content were uploaded to YouTube every minute, with the site ranking as the second-most popular globally. By May 2019, this figure exceeded 500 hours per minute. 📈
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