Dirty thirty (Guantanamo Bay Naval Base) explained

A group of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the Dirty Thirty were believed to be the "best potential sources of information" and consequently the chief focus of the harshest methods of interrogation.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Many of these captives were alleged to be Osama bin Laden bodyguards, or associates of Osama bin Laden.

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  • The detainee's name along with other personal property information was found on a list recovered during raids against al Qaida associated safe houses.[9]
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  • The Detainee was captured by Pakistani Forces as part of an organized group of 30 Mujhedeen after the fall of Tora Bora.[10]
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  • The detainee's name was found on a list of 324 Arabic names, aliases and nationalities recovered from a safe house connected with suspected al Qaida in Pakistan.[11]
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  • Allegedly captured with Osama bin Laden bodyguards.[12]
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  • The detainee was a security guard for Usama Bin Laden.[13]
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  • Described as a follower of Osama Bin Laden, who had worked for him in Sudan, and followed him to Afghanistan.[15]
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  • Repatriated to Morocco in 2004.
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  • The detainee's name was found on a chart listing the names of captured Mujahedin. The information was found on a hard drive associated with a senior al Qaida operative.[16]
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  • Described as "a major prize".
  • The Department of Defense acknowledged they subjected him to extended interrogation techniques, because he had tried to enter the USA in August 2001, and was suspected of being one of the dozen 20th hijackers. Many other sources described the treatment as torture. Those techniques included:
    • Almost two months of sleep deprivation, where three shifts of interrogators kept him under interrogation 18 to 20 hours per day;
    • Forced nudity;
    • Force-feeding, forced uses of enemas, while under shackles, forced use of stimulants, and other drugs;
    • Sexual humiliation;
  • One of the successes asserted by DoD spokesmen was that al Qahtani identified thirty Osama bin Laden bodyguards during his extended interrogation. Al Qahtani has since recanted every denunciation he made under what he described as torture.
  • Originally faced charges before a Guantanamo military commission in February 2008 but all charges were dropped in May 2008.
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Notes and References

  1. News: Judge Rules Yemeni's Detention at Guantanamo Based Solely on Torture . . 2010-04-23 . Andy Worthington . Andy Worthington . 2010-04-24 . The group of approximately 30 men with whom Uthman was seized have long been referred to by the government as the "Dirty Thirty," and portrayed, as in Uthman's case, as bodyguards for bin Laden. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514235459/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-worthington/judge-rules-yemenis-deten_b_549160.html . 2010-05-14 .
  2. News: Sources describe Guantanamo prisoner abuse . . 2004-10-17 . 2010-04-24 . One intelligence official said most of the intense interrogation was focused on detainees known as the "dirty thirty," believed to be the best potential sources of information. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050311210848/http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041017/news_1n17gitmo.html . 2005-03-11.
  3. News: Ex-Guantánamo Bay workers claim prisoner abuse was widespread . . 2004-10-18 . Julian Borger . Julian Borger . 2010-04-24 . Yesterday's report quoted an intelligence official as saying that much of the harshest interrogation was focused on a "dirty thirty" of detainees, thought to represent the best potential sources of intelligence on al-Qaida. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20090626090952/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/oct/18/guantanamo.usa . 2009-06-26 .
  4. News: Barack Obama storms the Guantánamo Bay torture chamber . The Telegraph. 2008-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207210833/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/3630797/Barack-Obama-storms-the-Guantanamo-Bay-torture-chamber.html. 2008-12-07. dead. 2010-04-24. The remaining detainees include 14 high-value captives, plus members of the so-called Dirty Thirty, who include bodyguards of Osama bin Laden caught fleeing to Pakistan in 2001. .
  5. News: "Dirty thirty" bore the brunt of the harsh interrogation. Gainesville Sun. 2004-10-17. . 2010-04-24-->. 2010-04-24.
  6. News: Abuse of Guantanamo detainees is alleged by some who worked there. Lakeland Ledger. 2004-10-17. . 2010-04-24-->. 2010-04-24.
  7. News: Workers corroborate tales of harsh treatment. Wilmington Star-News. 2004-10-17. . 2010-04-24-->. 2010-04-24.
  8. Web site: Summary of Administrative Review Board Proceedings of ISN 26. . OARDEC. 11–. United States Department of Defense. 2008-01-09. The detainee was recognized as one of UBL’s bodyguards and a member of his “dirty thirty” and a fighter in Tora Bora Afghanistan.. 2015-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20150627102815/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/Reading_Room/Detainee_Related/ARB_Transcript_Set_5_20000-20254.pdf#11. dead.
  9. Web site: Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Hikimi, Ahmed Umar Abdullah (released September 2007) . 6 October 2004 . OARDEC . OARDEC . 29 . . 2007-11-28 . The detainee was captured while trying to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan on 15 December 2001, with 30 other suspected al Qaida members. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071202034259/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000001-000100.pdf#29 . 2 December 2007.
  10. http://wid.ap.org/documents/detainees/faruqahmed.pdf#19 Summary of Evidence memo (.pdf)
  11. Web site: Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Yafi, Al Khadr Abdallah Muhammed . 19 May 2006 . 56–58 . OARDEC . OARDEC . . 2008-01-13 . The detainee fled Afghanistan in early December 2001. He joined a group of thirty-one Arabs guided by three guides to the Afghan/Pakistani border. He was arrested by Pakistani border guards. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227125411/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_1-99.pdf#56 . 27 February 2008.
  12. Web site: Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Yazidi, Ridah Bin Saleh . May 4, 2005 . 51–53 . OARDEC . OARDEC . . 2008-01-09 . The detainee was captured by Pakistani authorities along with thirty other Arabs, a number of them suspected of being bodyguards for Usama Bin Laden. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080507045610/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_001046-001160.pdf . May 7, 2008.
  13. Web site: Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Mudhaffari, Abdel Qadir Husayn . 20 October 2004 . OARDEC . OARDEC . 44 . . 2007-12-03 . The detainee was captured while trying to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan on 15 December 2001, with 30 other suspected al Qaida members. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071202034259/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000001-000100.pdf#44 . 2 December 2007.
  14. Web site: Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Mahayawi, Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih . 23 June 2005 . OARDEC . OARDEC . 74–75 . . 2007-11-24 . The detainee was arrested as part of a group referred to as the "Dirty 30." Many of those captured were either Usama bin Laden bodyguards or had direct association with Usama bin Laden. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216095627/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_000001-000098.pdf#74 . 16 February 2008.
  15. Book: 978-0745326641. The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison. limited. 40–41. Pluto Press. Andy Worthington. Andy Worthington. October 2007. Four of them -- Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, Ibrahim al-Qosi, Abdullah Tabarak and Mohammed al-Qahtani -- were regarded as major prizes, although it was apparent none of them had held leadership positions in al-Qaeda..
  16. Web site: Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Juhani, Muhammed . 17 August 2006 . 25–26 . OARDEC . OARDEC . . 2008-01-19 . In December 2001, the detainee was arrested with a group of thirty men at the Pakistan border. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071204203318/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_100-199.pdf#25 . 4 December 2007.

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