IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 486

MOTION to Compel by BASHIR GHALAAB (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(jf, )

EXHIBIT A

U.S. Department of Justice

CivilDivision
Federal Programs Branch
P.O. Box 883 Washington, D.C. 20044

Ter'ry M. HenrY Senior Trial Counsel

Tel:

Fax:

[phone] [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

August 6,2008

Dear Counsel: Guantanamo Bay habeas As discussed in the Joint Status Report of July 2!,2008,in the respondents' August l 2008 ' corpus Çases being coordinated by Judge Hogan, as well as of the unclassified paper record of the Supplemental Status Report, please find encl,osed a copy detainee(s). Respondents hereby combatant status Review Tribunal ("csRT") for the indicated ..protected information" under túe protective order regime applicable in this caseì designate as by blue highlighting'. Such any informatión in unclassified documents that is marked permitterl under the protective iniormation, though unclassified, may not be disclosed except as and until the Court rules that such order a¡rd is to be treated as "protected information" unless information should not be protected'

protective Order and Procedures for Counsel Access to Detainees at the on November 8, 2004,344 F ' United States Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, first issued Procedures for "Protected Supp. 2d 174 (D.D.C. 2004);(2) Order Addressing Designation (3) Order Supplementing and Amending Information,,, first issued on November 10, 2004;and Order, first issued on Filing Procedures Contained in Novemb et 8,2004 Amended Protective December 13,2004.
ì See Amended

DePartrnent of Defense Director, Coñbaønt Status Review Tribunals
OARDEC/Ser:0316 3 November 2004

FOR OTTTCIAL USE ONLY From: Director, Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Subj:REvIEwoFCOMBATANTSTATI]SREvIE\ryTRIBI]NALFoR
DETAINEEISN # 175

Ref:

2A04 (a) Deputy Secretary of Defense Order of 7 Júy of 29 July 2004 (b) Secretary of the Navy Order

Review Tribunal that Detainee ISN #175 I concur in the decision of t]re combatant status (a) and in accordance with references meets thç criteria tor designæion as an Êt"-yõ;ta1¿nt, (b).

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2. This

case is now considered frnal and ttre detainee

will

be scheduled for an Administrative

Review Board

Distribution:

FOR OTFICIAL USE ONLY

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MEMORANDUM From: Iægal Advisor i;- ñirã¡,ot, Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Subi: LEGAL SUFHCIEI{CY

REVTE:W REVIETùÍ ()F COMBATAI'IT STATUS

TRIBIJNAL

FOR DETAINEE.ISN # I75
? July 2004 (a) Deputy Secretary of Defense Order of 2004 Únplementation Direldve of 29 July @) Secretary of the Navy

Refi

Encl: (l) Appointing

2004 Order for Tribu¡al #7 of 13 September

(2) Record of Tribunal Proceecltngs

l.Irgalsuf[rciencyreviewhasbgencompletedont}rqsubjectCombatantStatusRofvthe Tribunal' I e iew (a) ;f0;] Aft;;;å;Ñng the record Tribunal in accordance with referen¡es find tbat: affirnàtively declined the Tribunal p*lcess and a. The detaiuee was properþ notified of ,o participate in the Tribunal proceedings' b.'TheTribunalwasproperlyconvenedand.constih¡tedbyenclosure(1).

c.TheTribunalcompliedwithallprovisionsofreferences(a)and(b).
d.]hedetaineemadenofequestsforwitnessesorotherevidence.

e.TheTribunal,sdecisionthatdetainee#lT5isproperlyclassifiedasanensmy
cornbatant was

unanimous'

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the record
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f.Thedetainee,sPersonalRepresentativewasgiventtreTrib¡nal' toreview -oppof.tgnity conm"nts to the of proceedings and declined to suUmii 2.TheproceedingsanddecisionoftheTribunala'relegaltysufficientandnocorrectiveactionis
required. be consideied final' be app-mved and the case that the decision of the Tribunal 3. I recornmend

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Denarhent of Defense

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Subj:APPOINTMENTOFCOMBAT'{ITITSTATUSRBVIEWTRIBTTNAL#7 2004 Appointmenrt fæËer of 9 luly

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(a) Convening Authority

Bvthoar¡thoritygiventomoinrefÊlrc¡¡ce(a),aCombatantStatusReviProceú¡resl for cwTrib lu ;iõLuiuí"rïãt*-n"-i* T4bP"t dat'eö29uJuly 2004 *úor¡rna uy c\¡bB" cfusntúsnroä"fÑ""rr Enmy combafants Dst¡i¡ed at tí-titü Uu U'oogút'teforc it witliout fi¡rther i¡ huùy convcne¿ fish"lìirr s¡cn *tioo oirefe'nat or oËe¡rwiso'

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MEMBERS:
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U,S.'lrrrrl Præidøt

Navr' Mtmber (JAc) :iiånn¡p¿er'J-AGc, U'S'

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tetsdComander, U'S' NavY' Membcrr

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HEADQUARTERS, OARDEC FORWARD
GUANTANAMO BAY' CUBA APO AE 09360

6 october 2004

MEM'RAND'M FoR DIREcroR,

csRT

FROM:

Commander

SUBJECT: CSRT Record of Proceedings ICO ISN# 175 of the Implementøtion of Combatant Status Rettievt Bry Navøl Base' Cuba Tríbunal Proceduresfor Enemy CombAønti Detaineiat Guantanamo Tribunal Decision Report for dated 29 July 2004, I am forwarding t¡e ComUaø"t St"to Review the above mentioned ISN for review and actión'
1. Pr¡¡suant to Enclosure (1), paragraph (Ð(5)

2.

this matter is the If there.are any questions-lggafding this package, point of contapt on

undersigned at

Colonèl,.USAI

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(2) and (3)' (U) This Docr¡ment is UNCLASSIFIED Upon Removal of En'closures

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PANEL:

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(U) ISN#:

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Ref:

(u) convening order ¡ç¡ 1'¡iþrrnnl #7 of 13 september 2004 (U') (lÐ &t ttJ) cSRr Imflemenøtion Directivg 9f.z!!ty 2004 of 7 Julv 20M (u) (.t (Ð DEPSECDEF Memo
(a)
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(g) Euclj (l) (U) Unclassified S'mmary of tra"is For T¡ibunat Decision Decision (S/¡iÐ èt flt, Classified S rmmary óf n*ir fs¡ friþunâl (Sil"iF) igÍ GÐ Copies ofDocumentary Evidence Presented (4t ({J) Personal Representatíve's Record Review (J)
1. (tÐ This Tribu¡at
u/af¡ convened by

referen"ï {u) and.(b) to makc a deterrrination as an enemy combatant as to whetber the detainee meets the oriteria to be designated
defined in reference (c).

as

of, or affiliated 3. (ti) Inparticular, the Tribr¡nal finds that this detainee is a member in hostilities are engaged wit!, Taliban o, ru Qäidu forr.r, or associated forces that in'the
against the Uníted. Sta¡es or its coalition parbrers, as more
enclosrues.

ftlly

discussed

4.(t.ÐEnglosure(1)providesanunclassifiedaccountol-tn'}*jfortheTribunal's. by the Tribunat and its findings decision. A detaíled åccor¡nt of the evidence considered offact are contained in enclosures (l) and (2)'

Célbnel, U.S. ArmY Tribunal President

DERV FM: MultiPle Sdurces DECLASS: XI

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175

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l. Introduction
(CSRT) Decision Reoort indicates' the As ttrE Combatant Status Review f¡iþrrnal as an enemy combatant Tribunal has determined that this deaineä ù*;dJ'ly;ktsified I".f*hi"g its coriclusions' the or and was part of or supportíng Taliban information' The foltowing is an T¡ibunal considered bãth classifie¿ un¿,.¡ncfÀsified uv {e Jnrya and other pertinent account ofthe unclassified evidence .o*î¿"t"ã (2) is discussed in Enclosure tfit

¡iït änít*t.

information.

to

"ui¿ro.r.o*i¿"äiy the CSRT Decision.RePort
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Cf*sifiJ

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2. SynoPsis of Proceedings

The Tribunal held this hearing on

Tribrural'the Octobe r2A04, At the sturt oetut is adrnitæd that his trr¡e name PersonalReprt'"otutiut stateã ttrat rett"õ;Ã;l;"fue To it h"d been previously believed' Bashir Ghalaab,not Hassan Mujt for the and-the Reco¡der confinned resolve this conflict, both the f*:"f"LR"ñ;;;t"tive Muianma R¿bai said' trtt-åãäît** Ã reco¡d that io rart, ËÃ-hir ar'uruuu is Said also apply io Bashir'Ghala¿b' Thus, exhibits refening to Hassan M"jt

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The Recorder presented Exhibits R-l and ofEvidence (F':<hibitR-1)' Tribunal. The primary extribit-theUo"f*in.ã-Suåmary and At th. d.t"tt;; il;sociated with the Taliban indicates, among othei things, q { and Pakistan to Tive that ttre ¿etJinee-traîeíed from Qaida; early 2001 ; trat the Al Farouq trainins camp in in Afghanistan; ür; th; å"øio." attended forces in the Tora the detainee provided support'for.ilid "úi"tt-ddition on computer that the'deài¡ss'5 nams was câPtufed Bora region of The Recorder called no witnesses' a;id; media assocíated on the Detainee in the tribun¡¡t process- as indicated The detafulee elected to not p1{cipate tell his Personal Represmtative Election Form (Exhibit D-a). The d.t of Evidence' Other than on tn" U*futsifi'ed Summary he denied that perråll-n'pttttntuti"e gesented no evidence and relating the detaine;t àenials; tn calledio witnesses on behalf of the detdinee'

R'2 ùring the unc]3ssrlea

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Druingtheclassi.fiedsessionoftheTribunal,theRqcgaderpresentedevidence' -Neither tlie r ExhibitsR 3 ttnougb R-l t. rn" i".ronal Repres#ä;;;;tot "o¡i""sified on the evidence' A-fter considering recorder nor the Personal Representatiäcojmented

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and the detainee's denials' the Tribunal the unclassified and the classiñed evidence, ¿"t"i"ã i, p.perly classified as an eBemy combatant.

determined that the

3. Evidence Coneidered by the Tribunal
TheTribr¡¡alconsideredthefollowingevidenceinreachirgitsconclusions:

a. Exhibits: R-l througlrR-ll and D-a'

b. Testimony of the following persons: None'

c.

Statement ofthe det¿inee: None'

4.RulingsbytheTribunalonDetaineeRequestsforEvidenceorWiúnesses
The Detainee requested no witnesses'
be produced' The Detainee requested no additional evidence

5. Discusslon of Unclassified Evldence
R-2 into evidence druing the unclassified The recorder offered Exhibits R'l and While this ofE 'idttt"e' of the prooeeding. Ë,.btilt tui ir tnr Uyiätif"JSt--tty t¡" t¡birnal can êxpect to "ii:-thäïtt úÃd.stii"àil'*11"" slategenq withor¡t supporùing surnmary is belþflrl "i*t'"t providelãnclusory see, it is not persuuri* io t¡u:tit th"Fñ;ä;;d;"-;tdfiTtioP pitydtgÎ"-î:l,lt unctassified "ui¿er,å-B*r,iuitnlz, r-J1*tffit"i¿ence for Aåî¿¡unA to consider evidence. Because there was r,o oth.r tbe t*e1**qint"teft his Personal Representative' other thanthe on the the.assertions Tribual had to 1*f-i;=út";"t.in ¿ "xttiuitt to-support the t#iñ;ãí'sionolusions' A discussion of Unclassified Sumnary of Evidence

portion

d.aiä;i;;Jt

^d tnt ó".Uatant Status Rwiew Tribr¡nal classified evideuce is'found inEnclosr¡re"fZË DecisionRePorL
6. Consultstions with the CSRT Legal Advisor
with the this hearing that required consultation No iszues arose during the cor¡rse of CSRT Legal Advisor'

7. Conclusions of the Tribunal
makes the presented in this matter' the Tribrmal ca¡eful review of all the evidence unon foUo*i"e deærminations : evidence in tfie Tribunal oroceeding' No a. The detainee chose'not to participate mentallv atrd åetainee was r" was produce¿ a"tî"*eltn" irit*ãt 'ht

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to do so' he physically capable of participating-in the. proceeding' had *"s t"quested or deemed trecessary' Accordingly, no -.diãJ o, ttotãt he¿lthevaluation

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b.ThePersonalRepresentativeinfornedtheTribunalthatthedeainee participate,as indicafed in Exhibit D'a' underbtood the tibunäñ;ffi;"nãtt *t to
he c. The detainee is properly classífied as án enemy combatantbecause that a¡e engaged in forces of or s'pporting Tatiban or ei quidu fot""t, * Ãtociateä States or its coalition parhers' hostilitièi against the United was part

E. Dissentíng Túbunal Member's report None. The Tribunal reacheda unanimous decision'
Respectfully submitte4

cdi6riê['Ü:S-'AidY
Tribrmal President

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DETAIFIEE ELECTION FORM
2004 þs1s¡ 29 SePtember

Start Time: 1300 hrs End Time: i337 hrs
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ISN#: 175
Perconal RePresentative: (Name/Rank)

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TranslatorRequired?

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TO: Personal RePresentative
FROM: QIC, CSRT (20 SePtember 04) ReviewTribunal- Ghalazb'Bashir subjecï snmmary of Evidence fqr combatånt status
Navy MemorandurS JiO9l' 1. Under the provisiors of the Secretary of the Enemy Combatants o¡Comøitant Status n""¡"|ü¡niol Pro""duresfor ImplementotÍon ö.iåi^l¡A"*lhas been appointed to reviewthe Detained at Guantanømo Bry Nøal Base ã"tainee's designation as an enemy combatanl
dated 29 Jul V

2.

?'ff :"'-"ì'ö:iä:?ffi ffi å1ïitriòi'"fi#î;'**:t*;,ä':nf üH.:l*flîl'i

Anenemy combatant has been defin:q

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i#i,"f üåiiååïä.i:ìtrjffidääi;:,.,;;-l"commitredaberiserentactorhas forces'" h"ídlid; i" of
il;dõportea
aid enemv armed
detainee is an eneriry

d:1"*Ï1]|1:*t 3. The UnitÉd Søtes Government has previously United State's that on infonnation possessed bv ttre combatant. fni, a"t"r-ioution is baseä against the United
indicares that the detainee is an a'-Qaida States or its coalitio'n Partners'

t;b;;td-ttiãgt¿

in hostitities

The det¿inee is.an al'Qaida

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2.

finally Trukey, Iran, and Pakistan respectively' Ðetainee Eaveled from Syria, through aniving at Jalalabad,
rÄ,ith assisrance

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Afgbanista¡'

Afehanistån and then on to euetta Detainee was smuggle{ from lran into office in Zabedan, Iran'
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3. Detainee attended the Al Farouq Eaining camp 4. Detainee was abodyguæd for Usama Bid'Laden' with a senior al captured ha¡d d¡ives associa¡pd detainee's name was on a list of 5 . The
Qaeda member

in early 2001'

6.

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ontinued to akistan , ,-r ón llfìo¡Âmhcr?O0l^- 16 December 200l' and was rupt*.a
p

operations against the coalition' Tlrc detsinee participated in mititary Bora' vvith dutiqs consisting of wéapoas Pn"rrary at Tora 1. Detainee was in charge U*¿i"g out ammunition and taking inventory'

of

Detaineeworkedinoneofthesupplycaves,loadingandunloadingzuppliesforother
mujahideen.

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fighting groups had se,ptember 2001 making sr¡fe
an enemy combatant' The

-r!*ãiaãy 4. The detainee has the opportunity to contest his reasonabþ ayaila.bfe TTj:::: * for the pt Tribunat will endeavor to arrange combatant' ,¿r ;t ñ;;";; t"ir1"y11¡" ñe is not an enemv evidence that the d.t"inä;;r#, io oievidence or v¡itnesses' t îto-n"urt The Tribunal president will detemine t¡t "u"iurinty
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proäedures for Naval Base, culã, såct'ion.D'
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August 15,2008

Re:

Bay Cuba Bashír Ghalaab, Detainee, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantanamo and Robert M' vs. George W. Bush, Presídent of the Uníted States of America Gates, Secretary of Defense of the united states of Ameríca In the United Siatés District Court for the District of Columbia Bashir Ghalaab

C. A. No. 1:08-CV-01104

Terry M. Henry United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts, N'\M. V/ashington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mr. Henry:

Fax [phone]

of the CSRT for On August 6, 2008, you sent me a aopy of the u¡classified record the-first information Bashir Ghalaab (ISN 175). While I appreciáted receiving it, and it is helpful. All of the about my client that I have received-from the Government, it is not .,information" contained in the unclassified CSRT record can be obtained on substantive the internet.

In fact, by its own description, the unclassified summary of evidence "is not unclassified persuasive in that it provides cónclusory statements without supporting evidence.,, The Tribunal "had to look to the classified exhibits to support the

assertions...." Thus, I am writing to request that you provide access to me, consistent the with the terms of the protective Order, ol a[ of the classif,red evidence submitted to csRT to determine Ghalaab's status as an enemy combatant.

the Government has already submitted the classified evidence to the Secure copy of Facility, please let me know. Otherwise, I request that the Government place a the clâssìfied evidence in the Secure Facility as soon as possible and advise me immediately when it is available to review.

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Mr. Terry M. HenrY August 15,2008 Page2
returns rcalizethat the Government has been ordered to provide amended factual the in all of the pending habeas aases. Perhaps the Government intends to supplement I understand I must wait CSRT record to suplort its case against deiaining Ghalaab, and there is no my turn to get u"".r, to this supplémental information. Meanwhile, however, th.-.vidence already gathered and used at the CSRT hearing reason why you cannot "opy and place it in the Secure Facility.

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I look forward to hearing from you soon'
Very truly yours,

MF/smc
Judry L. Subar (Fax [phone]) United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530