Comments on: Reflections On Mohamed Jawad’s Release From Guantánamo

By: The Stories Of The Two Somalis Freed From Guantánamo « freedetainees.org

The Stories Of The Two Somalis Freed From Guantánamo « freedetainees.org — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:43:50 +0000

[...] (Mohammed El-Gharani), 4 Uighurs to Bermuda, 1 Iraqi, 3 Saudis (here and here); August 2009 — 1 Afghan (Mohamed Jawad), 2 Syrians to Portugal; September 2009 — 1 Yemeni, 2 Uzbeks to Ireland (here and [...]

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By: Andy Worthington Discusses Guantánamo And Bagram On Antiwar Radio « Dandelion Salad

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:06:33 +0000

[...] by Maj. David Frakt, the former military defense attorney for Mohammed Jawad, an Afghan prisoner released in August after a judge granted his habeas corpus petition and condemned the government for having no [...]

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:06:29 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Charlie. I agree that it’s difficult to conceive of how to compensate someone financially for the loss of their teenage years, but as it stands right now, we’re still a long way from seeing a single prisoner compensated for their ordeal. It will take many, many years, I think …

By: Charlie Lammers

Charlie Lammers — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:26:02 +0000

I’m so happy for him to finally be released, reunited with his family….and hopefully….get some measure of justice. One question that should come to mind when considering how to compensate Jawad for his unjust imprisonment
is “How is it even possible to adequately compensate a person who has been deprived of a normal life throughout his teen years”? Had I been the one to go through his ordeal and have those years taken away I would feel that I had been robbed of something priceless which should result in astronomical compensatory damages. In a fair and ideal world GWB and his cronies would pay the damages out of their own pockets. I am very sorry for all that he has endured.

By: Reflections On Mohamed Jawad’s Release From Guantánamo by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:11:46 +0000

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By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:55:47 +0000

Hi Trudy,
Thanks for providing that information. I hadn’t heard that the Behavioral Science Consultation Team (BSCT) psychologist had told that to her attorney, but recall that this was how Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld explained his discovery of a copy of the psychologist’s report. He was disturbed to discover that

The psychological assessment was not done to assist in identifying and treating any emotional or psychological disturbances Mr. Jawad might have been suffering. It was instead conducted to assist the interrogators in extracting information from Mr. Jawad, even exploiting his mental vulnerabilities to do so. This rank betrayal of a supposed healer’s professional obligations towards a detainee struck me as particularly despicable.

Here’s the source:
http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/14/former-guantanamo-prosecutor-condemns-chaotic-trials-in-case-of-teenage-torture-victim/

By: Trudy Bond

Trudy Bond — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:40:40 +0000

Another very significant piece of Jawad’s story is that of the BSCT psychologist who told her attorney that if called to testify she would plead the fifth amendment rather than testify to her actions. Holding her accountable remains an unresolved piece of Jawad’s case.

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:34:30 +0000

Thank you, Anita. This was certainly one of the more miserable stories — in particular because of Mohamed’s age — but there are still many more men in Guantanamo who have endured nearly eight years of imprisonment without charge or trial and who clearly have no connection whatsoever to international terrorism.