Comments on: The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (5) – Escape to Pakistan (The Yemenis)

By: Why Obama Must Continue Releasing Yemenis From Guantánamo by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:38:19 +0000

[...] sixth Yemeni, Riyad al-Haf (identified by the Pentagon as Riyad al-Radai or Riyad al-Haj), it was alleged in his tribunal at Guantánamo that, after traveling to Afghanistan, he was “picked up in a car by a group of Taliban members [...]

By: No War No Torture » Blog Archive » He Never Even Killed a Chicken

No War No Torture » Blog Archive » He Never Even Killed a Chicken — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:34:30 +0000

[...] knew Arabic. Al-Hamiri, still only nineteen years old when seized and sold into US captivity, is reported by Andy Worthington to have said that not only did he never have a weapon or fight anyone, but he never even killed a [...]

By: No War No Torture » Blog Archive » He Has a Bad Back

No War No Torture » Blog Archive » He Has a Bad Back — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:14:46 +0000

[...] sold to the US. His “Unclassified Summary” from the US authorities at Guantanamo, as reported by Andy Worthington, says “he claims that he is willing to spend the rest of his life in prison and has [...]

By: Dance For Peace » Blog Archive » He Wanted to See First Hand How Another Country Did Things

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:31:16 +0000

[...] Guantanamo are two Islamic tourists. Sharaf Masud, only twenty-three years old when captured, is reported by Andy Worthington to have said in one CSRT (those infamous US military court documents) that he “wanted to see [...]

By: Dance For Peace » Blog Archive » He Wanted to Teach the Qur’an

Dance For Peace » Blog Archive » He Wanted to Teach the Qur’an — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:21:49 +0000

[...] prisoner Abdul al-Razzaq Salih who was in Afghanistan to be a missionary is a case in point. Andy Worthington’s account of him says that he went to Afghanistan before the attacks of September 11 feeling “compelled [...]

By: Dance For Peace » Blog Archive » He Wanted to Teach the Qur’an ub Arabic

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:24:31 +0000

[...] Khenaina, another of the missionaries from Yemen still imprisoned in Guantanamo, is reported by Andy Worthington to have said he “went to Afghanistan to teach the Qu’ran in Arabic.” He did not [...]

By: Dance For Peace » Blog Archive » The First of the Missionaries from Yemen

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:55:57 +0000

[...] The US authorities have a list of documents seized in raids, according to Andy Worthington, that make all manner of wild claims, but the accuracy of these are in grave doubt. The US has never charged Abdul Rahman Muhammad, any more than his fellow country men, and would not likely be able to prove any wrong doing. You can read Andy Worthington’s account of this young man’s experience on his website. [...]

By: Dance For Peace » Blog Archive » He Would Not Fight Against Other Muslims.

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:19:24 +0000

[...] far from unique, and features in many other stories reported in The Guantánamo Files,” is an observation by Andy Worthington about another of the Yemeni foot soldiers still held in the US torture camp in [...]

By: Dance For Peace » Blog Archive » His Response to Torture Was Hunger Strikes

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:58:25 +0000

[...] Alahdal was one of many prisoners at Guantanamo who went on hunger strike. He only weighted 99 pounds on arrival and reached 81 pounds at one time. He was force fed daily, Andy reports, from August 2005 at least until the publicly released weight records ended in December 2005. At that time he weighed 101 pounds. Read Andy Worthington’s accounts of these prisoners here. [...]

By: Who Are Remaining Prisoners In Guantánamo? Part Three: Captured Crossing From Afghanistan Into Pakistan » World Uyghur Congress

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:29:47 +0000

[...] Suleiman, Fayiz (Yemen) According to a summary of evidence at Guantánamo, Suleiman “identified himself as a trained imam in Jeddah,” and stated that [...]