Saleh Mohamed Al Zuba
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The following primary factors favor release or transfer
Four pages of decision memos were published in September 2007. Those memos were heavily redacted. They don't show the recommendation of his review board. They do record that Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official
who, theoretically, had the final authority to decide which captives should be cleared for release or transfer, authorized his clearance for transfer on April 29, 2005.
According to that list Al Zuba was transferred on December 15, 2006.
, writing in the Toronto Star
, traveled to Yemen in September 2009, and reported on interviews with three former Yemeni captives
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In his interview Al Zuba attributed the allegations against him to the use of extended interrogation methods: "they spared no method of torture or humiliation in dealing with us." He claimed that he had no association with Afghanistan other than applying for sponsorship to an Afghan charity for sponsorship to travel to Pakistan
for angioplasty
. Commenting on the dangers posed by the USA's continued detention of almost 100 other Yemenis in Guantanamo he said:
2005 Status determination
Al Zuba's review convened on December 16, 2004—one of the first reviews to take place.Four pages of decision memos were published in September 2007. Those memos were heavily redacted. They don't show the recommendation of his review board. They do record that Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official
Designated Civilian Official
The Designated Civilian Official is the title of the civilian appointed to head the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants .The DCO and OARDEC were officially created on June 23, 2004.-Announcement:...
who, theoretically, had the final authority to decide which captives should be cleared for release or transfer, authorized his clearance for transfer on April 29, 2005.
2006 Repatriation
On November 26, 2008 the Department of Defense published a list of the dates when captives were transferred from Guantanamo.According to that list Al Zuba was transferred on December 15, 2006.
2009 interview
Michelle ShephardMichelle Shephard
Michelle Shephard is an investigative reporter with the Toronto Star newspaper in Canada. She has been awarded the Michener Award for public service journalism and twice won Canada's top newspaper prize, the National Newspaper Award. In 2011, she was an associate producer on an Oscar-nominated...
, writing in the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, traveled to Yemen in September 2009, and reported on interviews with three former Yemeni captives
Yemeni captives in Guantanamo
The United States were holding a total of 112 Yemeni citizen at Guantanamo Bay.By January 2008 the Yemenis in Guantanamo represented the largest group of detainees....
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In his interview Al Zuba attributed the allegations against him to the use of extended interrogation methods: "they spared no method of torture or humiliation in dealing with us." He claimed that he had no association with Afghanistan other than applying for sponsorship to an Afghan charity for sponsorship to travel to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
for angioplasty
Angioplasty
Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel, the latter typically being a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a guide wire, known as a balloon catheter, is passed into the narrowed locations and then inflated to a fixed size...
. Commenting on the dangers posed by the USA's continued detention of almost 100 other Yemenis in Guantanamo he said:
External links
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January 14, 2010