Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in gold in dollars; in 1974, the yearly lease was set to $4,085. The base is on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the oldest overseas U.S. Naval Base. Since the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the Cuban government has consistently protested against the U.S. presence on Cuban soil and called it illegal under international law, alleging that the base was imposed on Cuba by force. Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places during the
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is a 2008 American stoner comedy film, and the second installment of the "Harold & Kumar" series. The film was written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. The story continues where "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" leaves off, with Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) flying to Amsterdam, but they are imprisoned after being mistaken for terrorists, and end up on a series of comical misadventures when they escape from Guantanamo Bay. The film also stars Paula Garcés, Neil