NEW YORK (AP) - An exhibit showing art by current and former terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has sparked outrage, and a policy shift on how such works should be handled in the future.
The 36 pieces on display at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City consist mostly of seascapes and still-life paintings of flowers or fruit. They were released to the men's attorneys after being vetted by the U.S. government.
But complaints about the show, particularly the fact that some of the works are available for purchase, spurred the Department of Defense to reconsider that policy.
The Pentagon issued a statement saying any art produced by detainees at Guantanamo Bay remains the property of the U.S. government.
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<p>In this March 30, 2010, file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. trooper stands in the turret of a vehicle with a machine gun, left, as a guard looks out from a tower at the detention facility of Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. President Barack Obamaís quest to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, perhaps by moving some detainees to the United States, has sparked an unusual alliance between his congressional critics and liberal-leaning advocacy groups that say changing the detention facilityís ZIP code wonít solve the problem. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)</p>
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