Little soldiers of jihad, restive prisoners to the authority of their guardians. Thus appear the seven French detainees in Guantanamo, reading their case files revealed by Wikileaks. Aged 22 to 41 years when they were arrested in Afghanistan in late 2001, they spent two and a half years and three years on the U.S.
base. Their mistake: have found in Afghanistan at the wrong time, driven by their radical faith, thus becoming "enemy combatants". Obsessed by their "links" with senior supposed Al-Qaeda, the U.S. military see them as sources to tap. The first four to be delivered to France, July 27, 2004, were Nizar Sassi, Brahim Yadel, Mourad Benchellali and Imad Achab Kanouni.
The last three (Mustaq Ali Patel, Redouane Khalid and Khaled Ben Mustapha) arrived in March 2005 and were released. Only Mustaq Ali Patel escaped an indictment in connection with an investigation opened in Paris in late 2002. The fate of judicial five of them is still not settled. Nizar Sassi was arrested in December 2001 by Pakistani forces with his friend Mourad Benchellali, Nizar Sassi had gone to Afghanistan to "receive military training / terrorist." According to a memo dated March 27, 2004, after having initiated the use of weapons and explosives, he fled to the mountains of Tora Bora when the Americans entered the war.
The memo, which recommended his transfer to a third country, speaks of "possible links" with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in Algeria. It also emphasizes its proximity to the family Benchellali, in Venissieux (Rhone), and "known members of al-Qaida." He recalls his "probable knowledge" of chemical weapons.
Suspicions, but nothing substantiated, after two years of interrogation. To believe the memo, his "general attitude was not conciliatory and slightly aggressive." It would have been "involved in cases of harassment of guards, refusing to obey their instructions" and would permit "talk with prisoners in other cells." Mourad Benchellali His career, summarized in a memo dated March 27, 2004, is identical to that of Nizar Sassi.
But a curiosity worth noting, on the grounds of his arrival in Guantanamo. "The details of the reasons for the transfer of the detainee has not been established, but the detainee has information." The memo proposes the transfer of Mourad Benchellali to a third country. For Americans, the French is a "high threat" because of "its close ties with active elements of Al Qaeda, including several members of his family who are known terrorists and actively seek to obtain and use chemical weapons.
" The memo refers to his brother, Menad Benchellali, June2006 sentenced to ten years in prison for plotting an attack with chemical or biological weapon. As an inmate, Mourad Benchellali has been generally "not conciliatory but not aggressive." Also, on numerous occasions, has not complied with the instructions of the guards, has shown "hostility" towards them, did physical exercises.
Worse, he "taught English to other inmates." KHALID REDOUANE Arrested with Mourad Benchellali and Nizar Sassi, Redouane Khalid, however, is subject to a different assessment. A memo dated March 27, 2004 recommends its retention in Cuba would be an important source. The name of this "probable member of Al Qaeda" was found in the hard disk of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of Sept.
11. Equipped with double French-Algerian, Redouane Khalid had longstanding ties with the Algerian Islamist movement, provides the memo, which holds another interesting reason for his detention: "The detainee admitted he had uncles and cousins in Algeria, but did not say whether some belong to the GSPC or the Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
" Redouane Khalid has hardly been a model prisoner: harassment of guards, refused to comply, collective prayers in the blocks, physical exercises, etc.. KHALED BEN MUSTAPHA In a memo dated March 27, 2004 proposing the transfer, the U.S. military describes him as a "probable member of Al Qaeda" and the Algerian GSPC.
Through its experience in training camps in Afghanistan, it has a "high risk". It would also have contacts with Islamist networks in Europe. Suspicions hardly substantiated. And yet signs of misconduct at Guantanamo. Khaled Ben Mustapha has shown "aggressive". He has threatened to "throw feces and urine on guards, by insulting them." IMAD ACHAB KANOUN Imad Achab Kanouni is a prisoner representing a "medium risk", but "having a value in terms of intelligence" to the United States.
He embraced radical Islam during a stay in Germany. According to a memo dated December 27, 2003, that's where he went to fight against the Serbs in Kosovo. But the earlier date - the winter of 1999 - is strange: the war was over in June, the date of the entry of international troops in KFOR.
Imad Achab Kanouni went to Afghanistan in March 2000 to support his radical faith. There followed the course of Abu Walid and attended the House of Algerians in Jalalabad, which passed by many French. His transfer to Guantanamo is warranted, "said the memo, because of" his knowledge of Al Qaeda and Taliban facilities "and that his contacts in Kabul.
Although "cooperative", Kanouni "was not totally honest." He failed to explain his "travel to Albania to fight the Serbs, nor to clarify its relationship with members of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Nearly two years after his arrest, the U.S. military believe therefore that "the detainee has yet to be fully exploited on these issues." Brahim Yadel arrived in Afghanistan in August 2000, the French 29-year-old received "specialized training in the use of explosives" by senior al-Qaida, says a memo dated January 31, 2004.
A memo on very specific types of explosives handled, but less and geography. The detainee allegedly participated in a planned attack the Algerian GSPC, in late 2000, in Strasbourg, Germany. Brahim Yadel presents a "high interest" as the source. But now: it "has never been cooperative and candid during his detention," "lied repeatedly to confuse the investigation." His "deception" would have appeared at a "voice stress analysis by computer." Mustaq Ali Patel Among the French, only the file (memo of March 27, 2004) includes a psychiatric evaluation.
And for good reason: Mustaq Ali Patel taking psychotropic drugs. Upon his arrival in June 2002, he attended the behavioral health service. He suffers from "schizotypal personality disorder", manifested by a "belief in clairvoyance or telepathy, the use of metaphorical language, a paranoid mode of thinking and severe mood disorders." We understand why "the detainee has never been cooperative and candid during his detention and did not reveal his real name or any of his affiliations." Changing his biography, he is considered "unreliable" intelligence and "below average".
A few weeks earlier, Mustaq Ali Patel had begun a hunger strike. In a striking understatement, the report concluded: it is unlikely that it "plays a significant role of leadership in the future." Piotr Smolar Article published in the edition of 27.04.11 
base. Their mistake: have found in Afghanistan at the wrong time, driven by their radical faith, thus becoming "enemy combatants". Obsessed by their "links" with senior supposed Al-Qaeda, the U.S. military see them as sources to tap. The first four to be delivered to France, July 27, 2004, were Nizar Sassi, Brahim Yadel, Mourad Benchellali and Imad Achab Kanouni.
The last three (Mustaq Ali Patel, Redouane Khalid and Khaled Ben Mustapha) arrived in March 2005 and were released. Only Mustaq Ali Patel escaped an indictment in connection with an investigation opened in Paris in late 2002. The fate of judicial five of them is still not settled. Nizar Sassi was arrested in December 2001 by Pakistani forces with his friend Mourad Benchellali, Nizar Sassi had gone to Afghanistan to "receive military training / terrorist." According to a memo dated March 27, 2004, after having initiated the use of weapons and explosives, he fled to the mountains of Tora Bora when the Americans entered the war.
The memo, which recommended his transfer to a third country, speaks of "possible links" with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in Algeria. It also emphasizes its proximity to the family Benchellali, in Venissieux (Rhone), and "known members of al-Qaida." He recalls his "probable knowledge" of chemical weapons.
Suspicions, but nothing substantiated, after two years of interrogation. To believe the memo, his "general attitude was not conciliatory and slightly aggressive." It would have been "involved in cases of harassment of guards, refusing to obey their instructions" and would permit "talk with prisoners in other cells." Mourad Benchellali His career, summarized in a memo dated March 27, 2004, is identical to that of Nizar Sassi.
But a curiosity worth noting, on the grounds of his arrival in Guantanamo. "The details of the reasons for the transfer of the detainee has not been established, but the detainee has information." The memo proposes the transfer of Mourad Benchellali to a third country. For Americans, the French is a "high threat" because of "its close ties with active elements of Al Qaeda, including several members of his family who are known terrorists and actively seek to obtain and use chemical weapons.
" The memo refers to his brother, Menad Benchellali, June2006 sentenced to ten years in prison for plotting an attack with chemical or biological weapon. As an inmate, Mourad Benchellali has been generally "not conciliatory but not aggressive." Also, on numerous occasions, has not complied with the instructions of the guards, has shown "hostility" towards them, did physical exercises.
Worse, he "taught English to other inmates." KHALID REDOUANE Arrested with Mourad Benchellali and Nizar Sassi, Redouane Khalid, however, is subject to a different assessment. A memo dated March 27, 2004 recommends its retention in Cuba would be an important source. The name of this "probable member of Al Qaeda" was found in the hard disk of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of Sept.
11. Equipped with double French-Algerian, Redouane Khalid had longstanding ties with the Algerian Islamist movement, provides the memo, which holds another interesting reason for his detention: "The detainee admitted he had uncles and cousins in Algeria, but did not say whether some belong to the GSPC or the Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
" Redouane Khalid has hardly been a model prisoner: harassment of guards, refused to comply, collective prayers in the blocks, physical exercises, etc.. KHALED BEN MUSTAPHA In a memo dated March 27, 2004 proposing the transfer, the U.S. military describes him as a "probable member of Al Qaeda" and the Algerian GSPC.
Through its experience in training camps in Afghanistan, it has a "high risk". It would also have contacts with Islamist networks in Europe. Suspicions hardly substantiated. And yet signs of misconduct at Guantanamo. Khaled Ben Mustapha has shown "aggressive". He has threatened to "throw feces and urine on guards, by insulting them." IMAD ACHAB KANOUN Imad Achab Kanouni is a prisoner representing a "medium risk", but "having a value in terms of intelligence" to the United States.
He embraced radical Islam during a stay in Germany. According to a memo dated December 27, 2003, that's where he went to fight against the Serbs in Kosovo. But the earlier date - the winter of 1999 - is strange: the war was over in June, the date of the entry of international troops in KFOR.
Imad Achab Kanouni went to Afghanistan in March 2000 to support his radical faith. There followed the course of Abu Walid and attended the House of Algerians in Jalalabad, which passed by many French. His transfer to Guantanamo is warranted, "said the memo, because of" his knowledge of Al Qaeda and Taliban facilities "and that his contacts in Kabul.
Although "cooperative", Kanouni "was not totally honest." He failed to explain his "travel to Albania to fight the Serbs, nor to clarify its relationship with members of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Nearly two years after his arrest, the U.S. military believe therefore that "the detainee has yet to be fully exploited on these issues." Brahim Yadel arrived in Afghanistan in August 2000, the French 29-year-old received "specialized training in the use of explosives" by senior al-Qaida, says a memo dated January 31, 2004.
A memo on very specific types of explosives handled, but less and geography. The detainee allegedly participated in a planned attack the Algerian GSPC, in late 2000, in Strasbourg, Germany. Brahim Yadel presents a "high interest" as the source. But now: it "has never been cooperative and candid during his detention," "lied repeatedly to confuse the investigation." His "deception" would have appeared at a "voice stress analysis by computer." Mustaq Ali Patel Among the French, only the file (memo of March 27, 2004) includes a psychiatric evaluation.
And for good reason: Mustaq Ali Patel taking psychotropic drugs. Upon his arrival in June 2002, he attended the behavioral health service. He suffers from "schizotypal personality disorder", manifested by a "belief in clairvoyance or telepathy, the use of metaphorical language, a paranoid mode of thinking and severe mood disorders." We understand why "the detainee has never been cooperative and candid during his detention and did not reveal his real name or any of his affiliations." Changing his biography, he is considered "unreliable" intelligence and "below average".
A few weeks earlier, Mustaq Ali Patel had begun a hunger strike. In a striking understatement, the report concluded: it is unlikely that it "plays a significant role of leadership in the future." Piotr Smolar Article published in the edition of 27.04.11
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