James J. Yee.

James J. Yee (Chinese: 余百康 or 余优素福) (born c. 1968) is an American, former United States Army chaplain with the rank of captain. He is best known for being subject to an intense investigation by the United States, but charges were later dropped. Image File history File links James_Yee. ... Image File history File links James_Yee. ... The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... A chaplain is typically a member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church; lay chaplains are also found in some settings such as universities. ... Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...

Yee, a Chinese American, was born in New Jersey and graduated from West Point military academy in 1990. Shortly afterward, he converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991, undergoing religious training in Syria and meeting his wife, a Palestinian Arab, with whom he now has two children.[1] A Chinese American is an American who is of ethnic Chinese descent. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... USMA redirects here. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ...

Guantanamo

In his appointed role as chaplain, Yee ministered to Muslim detainees held at Guantánamo Bay naval base purportedly related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, some of whom are suspected al Qaeda terrorists and members of the Taliban. Yee was awarded two distinguished service medals for his work there. [2] Map of Cuba with location of Guantánamo Bay indicated. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Al-Qaeda (also al-Qaida or al-Qaida) (Arabic: ‎ , trans. ... Armed Taliban in pickup truck in Herat, July 2001. ...

When returning from duty at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, he was arrested on September 10, 2003, in Jacksonville, Florida, when a U.S. Customs agent found a list of Guantanamo detainees and interrogators among his belongings.^[1] He was charged with five offenses: sedition, aiding the enemy, spying, espionage, and failure to obey a general order. These charges were later reduced to mishandling classified information in addition to some minor charges.^[1] He was then transferred to a United States Navy brig in Charleston, South Carolina. The government did not name the country or entity for whom it suspected Yee was spying. For other titular locales, see Guantánamo (disambiguation). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval  - Mayor John Peyton (R) Area    - City  885 sq mi (2,264. ... Sedition is a term of law to refer to covert conduct such as speech and organization that is deemed by the legal authority as tending toward insurrection against the established order. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... In militaries, a general order is a published directive, originated by a commander, and binding upon all personnel under his command, the purpose of which is to enforce a policy or procedure unique to his units situation which is not otherwise addressed in applicable service regulations, military law, or... The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

All court-martial charges against Yee were dropped on March 19, 2004, Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller "citing national security concerns that would arise from the release of the evidence"^[2], and he was released to resume his duties. In April the noncriminal charges of adultery and storing pornography on government computers were dropped. He retired from the US military with an honorable discharge in January, but he is also seeking an apology. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pornographic movies Pornography (Porn) (from Greek πόρνη (porne) prostitute and γραφή (grafe) writing), more informally referred to as porn or porno, is the explicit representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... A BlueGene supercomputer cabinet. ...

In October 2005 Yee published his book, For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire. ^[3] In it Yee writes that he was kept in solitary confinement for seventy-six days, and that he was forced to undergo sensory deprivation. He also wrote that General Geoffrey Miller routinely incited the guards to hate the detainees. He alleges serious mistreatment of prisoners [3] [4]. Yee argues that most of the detainees had little or no intelligence value: Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to as the hole (or in British English the block), is a punishment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding guards, chaplains and doctors. ... A prisoner at the United States Camp X-ray facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba being subjected to sensory deprivation, through the use of ear muffs, visor, breathing mask and heavy mittens. ... Geoffrey D. Miller Geoffrey D. Miller (born c. ...

"The people down in Guántanamo probably know as much about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida as any private in the military would know what's going on inside the Pentagon."

References

External links

• JusticeForYee.com
• Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Deborah Potter interview PBS October 7, 2005
• Fmr. Army Chaplain James Yee on the Abuse of Prisoners at Guantánamo, His Wrongful Imprisonment and Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the Military - Democracy Now (audio/video) (1 hour)
• The Strange Case of Chaplain Yee, New York Review of Books (December 15, 2005)
• Suspicion in the Ranks, Seattle Times
• 余上尉父母纽约筹款 chinapressnewyork.com.
• Mercury News article on the dropping of charges against Yee
• USA Today cover story on the dropping of charges
• The Ordeal of Chaplain Yee USA Today. (May 16, 2004)
• Muslim U.S. Army Chaplain Resigning, Wants Apology, Reuters. (Aug 3, 2004)
• How Dubious Evidence Spurred Relentless Guantánamo Spy Hunt, New York Times. (Dec 19, 2004)
• Muslim Chaplain Recalls Guantánamo Ordeal, Newsday, October 4, 2005 (or [5]
• American Muslim Armed Forces and Veteran Affairs Council (AMAF and VAC)

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In Chinese

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