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Encyclopedia > A Profile of 517 Detainees through Analysis of Department of Defense Data

The Denbeaux study was a study led by Professor Mark Denbeaux of Seton Hall University.[1] Denbeaux and his son Joshua Denbeaux oversaw a statistical analysis of the unclassified information about the Guantánamo Bay detainees. Some of Denbeaux's students analyzed: Mark P. Denbeaux (b. ... This list of Guantanamo Bay detainees is compiled from various sources. ...

  1. Where the documents said the detainees were captured.
  2. Who the documents said captured the detainees.
  3. The relationship the documents alleged existed between the detainee and al Qaeda.
  4. The relationship the documents alleged existed between the detainee and the Taliban.
The caption to this poster, distributed by the CIA in Afghanistan, reads: “You can receive millions of dollars for helping the Anti-Taliban Force catch Al-Qaida and Taliban murderers. This enough money to take care of your family, your village, your tribe for the rest of your life. Pay for livestock and doctors and school books and housing for all your people."
The caption to this poster, distributed by the CIA in Afghanistan, reads: “You can receive millions of dollars for helping the Anti-Taliban Force catch Al-Qaida and Taliban murderers. This enough money to take care of your family, your village, your tribe for the rest of your life. Pay for livestock and doctors and school books and housing for all your people."

An article in the Village Voice reported:[2] Al-Qaeda or al-Qaida or al-Qaida ( , trans. ... Armed Taliban in pickup truck in Herat, July 2001. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (803x427, 195 KB) “You can receive millions of dollars for helping the Anti-Taliban Force catch Al-Qaida and Taliban murderers. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (803x427, 195 KB) “You can receive millions of dollars for helping the Anti-Taliban Force catch Al-Qaida and Taliban murderers. ... The Village Voice is a New York City-based weekly newspaper featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ...

"Already, however, we now know much more about how "dangerous" they really are because of a stunning, heavily documented investigation by the Seton Hall (New Jersey) School of Law. Titled "Report on Guantánamo Detainees," it profiles 517 of the prisoners at Gitmo entirely based on "analysis of Department of Defense data."

An editorial by the BBC's John Simpson summarized the study concluding that:[3] The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... John Simpson has been World Affairs Editor for BBC News since 1998. ...

  • 92% of the Guantanamo detainees had not been al-Qaeda fighters.
  • only 5% of the Guantanamo detainees were captured by the Americans themselves.
  • 440 of 517 detainees appeared to have been captured by bounty hunters, in return for a $5,000 reward.

The study itself reveals that those 92% who are not al-Qaeda fighters were deemed to be either other al-Qaeda members or Taliban or members of other affiliated hostile groups. Of these other affiliated groups, the study's authors express surprise in a second report that some of these groups are not listed in federal no-fly lists. [4] The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) maintains a watchlist of names of individuals suspected of posing a risk of air piracy or terrorism or a threat to airline or passenger security. ...


The study comments:[1]

"In a handful of cases the detainee's possession of a Casio watch or the wearing olive-drab clothing is cited as evidence that the detainee isn an enemy combatant. No basis is given to explain why such evidence makes the detainee an enemy combatant."

The authors are also the legal representatives of Guantánamo Bay detainees Rafiq Bin Bashir Bin Jalud Al Hami and Mohammed Abdul Rahman, both allegedly members of terrorist groups. [5] Casio F91W, in daily alarm mode. ... Rafiq Bin Bashir Bin Jalud Al Hami is a citizen of Tunisia, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. ... Lufti Bin Ali (also known as Mohammed Abdul Rahman) is a Tunisian held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba[1] Luftis Guantanamo detainee ID number is 894. ...


Major Michael Shavers, a Pentagon spokesman, called the study "flawed because its authors didn't have access to classified evidence."[6] Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ...


See also

  • List of Guantánamo Bay detainees
  • Guantánamo military commissions
  • No-hearing hearings

This list of Guantanamo Bay detainees is compiled from various sources. ... Wikinews has news related to: U.S. military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay lack Congressional authorization, violate US law Military commissions are among procedures planned by the U.S. Bush administration to deal with detainees it links to al-Qaeda. ... No-hearing hearings is the title of a report published by Professor Mark P. Denbeaux of the Seton Hall University School of Law, his son Joshua Denbeaux, and some of his law students, on October 17, 2006. ...

References

  1. ^ a b Mark Denbeaux et. all., Report on Guantanamo detainees: A Profile of 517 Detainees (.pdf), Seton Hall University, February 8, 2006
  2. ^ The Worst of the Worst? A report, based entirely on Defense Department documents, exposes the truth about Guantánamo, Village Voice, March 3, 2006
  3. ^ No surprises in the war on terror, BBC, February 13, 2006
  4. ^ SECOND REPORT ON THE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: Inter- and Intra-Departmental Disagreements About Who Is Our Enemy (.pdf), Denbeaux & Denbeaux, Mar 20, 2006
  5. ^ TD Blog Interview with Joshua Denbeaux Talking Dog blog, April 5, 2006
  6. ^ The Shame of Guantanamo, Washington Post Writer's Group, February 21, 2006

Mark P. Denbeaux (b. ... Seton Hall redirects here. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Village Voice is a New York City-based weekly newspaper featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External link

  • Denbeaux & Denbeaux


 
 

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