Guantánamo 9/11 Memorial Messages Vanish as Trial of 5 Accused Slips to 2028
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 8
Guantánamo 9/11 Memorial Messages Vanish as Trial of 5 Accused Slips to 2028
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 8
Summary
Shells, stones and coral left by victims’ relatives at a Guantánamo Bay 9/11 monument have been washed blank by tropical rain and bleached by Caribbean sun.
The fading memorial mirrors a broader failure of justice for nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: none of the five men charged in the plot has gone to trial.
June 5, 2028 is now the target for jury selection, but the death-penalty case at the U.S. base is already in its 14th year and faces mounting appellate questions.
With the 25th anniversary of the attacks approaching, the monument’s erased messages underscore how time has worn down both remembrance and hopes for a courtroom resolution.