Guantanamo Bay Naval Base was incorporated into the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba in 1901. The Constitution took effect in 1902, and land for a naval base at Guantanamo Bay was granted to the United States the following year. USS "Monongahela" (1862), an old warship which served as a storeship at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was totally destroyed by fire on March 17, 1908. A 4-inch gun was salvaged from her wreck and put on display at the Naval Station. Since the gun was deformed by the heat from the fire, it was nicknamed "Old Droopy". The gun was on display on Deer Point
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp library "Koran", and wasn't interested in western literature. During his cross examination Khadr's Defense counsel asked Welner to consult his notes, and read out other books he knew Khadr had borrowed from the library. According to Carol Rosenberg, writing in the "Miami Herald", Welner acknowledged Khadr had also borrowed: "Nelson Mandela’s "[Long] Walk to Freedom", Barack Obama’s "Dreams of My Father", Ishmael Beah’s "", Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series plus unnamed thrillers by John Grisham and steamy novels by Danielle Steel." Guantanamo Bay detainment camp library The library made available to detainee's held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay