Osama bin Laden bodyguard

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American officials have reported that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had numerous bodyguards. They reported that the captives held in extrajudicial detention in it Guantanamo Bay detention camp included at least 30 of bin Laden's bodyguards.[1]

[edit] Sources of the allegations

One source of the allegations was Guantanamo captive Mohamed al-Kahtani.[1] Al Qahtani was believed to be one of the 20th hijackers. The DoD acknowledges he was subjected to "extended interrogation techniques, including two months of sleep-deprivation". After this, he is reported to have denounced 30 other Guantanamo captives as being bodyguards of Osama bin Laden.

[edit] List of alleged Osama bin Laden bodyguards

List of alleged Osama bin Laden bodyguards
id name accuser notes
26 Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi JTF-GTMO based on unknown source(s)
  • During his Combatant Status Review Tribunal he faced the following allegation: "After attending training at the Al Farouq training camp, the detainee was chosen to go to Tora Bora and become one of Usama Bin Laden’s bodyguards."[2]
  • During his first Annual Review Board hearing he faced the following allegations[3]:
    • The detainee was chosen to go to Tora Bora and become one of UBL’s bodyguards. Individuals from al Farouq would either go to Tora Bora to be one of UBL’s bodyguards or they went to Kabul to await further assignment. The detainee was also recognized as a fighter in the KTAL region.
    • The detainee was recognized as one of UBL’s bodyguards and a member of his “dirty thirty” and a fighter in Tora Bora Afghanistan.
37 Abd al Malik Abd al Wahab JTF-GTMO based on unknown source(s)
  • One of the allegations he faced, during his Tribunal, was:[4]
"The detainee was very close to Usama Bin Laden, and had been with him a long time. He was a known Usama Bin Laden guard and errand boy and was frequently seen at Usama Bin Laden's side. Also the detainee attended various other training camps and resided at a Kandahar, Afghanistan [[al Qaida guest house, Kandahar|guesthouse]."
  • Denied knowing bin Laden or having any association with terrorism.
45 Ali Ahmad Muhammad Al Rahizi JTF-GTMO based on unknown source(s)
  • During both his Tribunal and Review Board hearing he faced the allegation: "The detainee has been identified as a bodyguard for Usama Bin Laden."[5][6]
175 Ghallab Bashir JTF-GTMO based on unknown source(s)
321 Ahmed Yaslam Said Kuman JTF-GTMO based on unknown source(s)
"The detainee served on the front line and was assumed to be a bodyguard for Usama Bin Laden."

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "transcribed excerpt", FOX News Sunday, Sunday, June 12, 2005. 
  2. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 62-67
  3. ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 11
  4. ^ documents (.pdf) from Abd al Malik Abd al Wahab's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  5. ^ documents (.pdf) from Ali Ahmad Muhammad Al Rahizi's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  6. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Ali Ahmad Muhammad Al Rahizi Administrative Review Board - page 38
  7. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Ghallab Bashir Administrative Review Board - page 103
  8. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Ahmed Yaslam Said Kuman Administrative Review Board - page 65