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American officials have reported that al Qaeda (WP) leader Osama bin Laden (WP) had numerous bodyguards. The reliability of their evidence for this, and its sources, have been disputed, because the evidence had been obtained after extended torture techniques, and furthermore, one of the witnesses' testimony had repeatedly been found to be false.[1] They reported that the captives held in extrajudicial (WP) detention in it Guantanamo Bay detention camp (WP) included at least 30 of bin Laden's bodyguards.[1]


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Sources of the allegations[edit]

One source of the allegations was Guantanamo captive Mohammed al Qahtani.[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". Many other sources described his treatment as torture. After this, he is reported to have denounced 30 other Guantanamo captives as being bodyguards of Osama bin Laden.[1]


Dirty thirty[edit]

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On evidence obtained after two months of sleep deprivation, a group of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp were styled the 'Dirty Thirty' for purposes of justifying their and others' detention, whereas it was eventually revealed that they were not a cohesive group, either in association or degree of involvement. Many of these detainees were alleged to be Osama bin Laden bodyguards, or associates of Osama bin Laden.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]



"...the majority of the men captured at this time — a group of 30, apparently seized together — seem, for the most part, to have been lumped together as members of al-Qaeda, even though the men themselves have presented themselves either as simple Taliban foot soldiers with no insight whatsoever into the events of 9/11 or the workings of al-Qaeda, or as completely innocent men — missionaries or humanitarian aid workers — who joined the group as they were fleeing death and destruction in Afghanistan.
What makes this situation even more complicated is that, although these 30 prisoners were accused of being bodyguards for Osama bin Laden, the allegations were made by Mohammed al-Qahtani, at some point during the long months that he was tortured at Guantánamo, in late 2002 and early 2003. - Andy Worthington, "The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (3) – “Osama’s Bodyguards”"[1]"

Guantanamo claimed they were the "best potential sources of information" and consequently the the harshest methods of interrogation were used on them.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]


Details from Ahmed Ghailani's interrogation summary[edit]

On April 23, 2010, Benjamin Weiser, writing in Wikipedia:The New York Times reported that a newly released 52 page interrogation summary, published during Wikipedia:Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani's civilian trial, revealed new details about the life of an Osama bin Laden bodyguard.[9] According to Weiser the interrogation summary asserted that Ghailani said he was told Osama bin Laden had personally requested he agree to serve as one of his bodyguards; that he was asked twice to be a bodyguard; and that he did not believe bin Laden had actually personally requested him. According to Weiser the interrogation summary asserted Ghailani had served as a bodyguard for approximately one year, and eh was one of approximately fifteen bodyguards. According to Weiser the interrogation summary asserted that Ghailani was armed with an Wikipedia:AK-47, and that during that year he spoke with bin Laden numerous times. According to Weiser the interrogation summary asserted that Ghailani several other individuals who served with him as bodyguards were among those who later became Wikipedia:9-11 hijackers.

List of alleged Osama bin Laden bodyguards[edit]

The weakness of the "dirty 30" assessment is shown by the fact that there are so few at Gitmo whose actually turned out to be bodyguards, even with the "enhanced" evidence.

List of alleged Osama bin Laden bodyguards
id name accuser notes
26 Wikipedia:Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi Wikipedia:JTF-GTMO
37 Abd al Malik Abd al Wahab Wikipedia:JTF-GTMO
  • One of the allegations he faced, during his Tribunal, was:[12]
"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 guesthouse."
  • Denied knowing bin Laden or having any association with terrorism.
45 Wikipedia:Ali Ahmad Muhammad Al Rahizi Wikipedia:JTF-GTMO
175 Wikipedia:Ghallab Bashir Wikipedia:JTF-GTMO
321 Wikipedia:Ahmed Yaslam Said Kuman Wikipedia:JTF-GTMO
"The detainee served on the front line and was assumed to be a bodyguard for Usama Bin Laden."
10012 Wikipedia:Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani Wikipedia:JTF-GTMO interrogation
  • Allegedly confessed to spending a year as one of approximately 15 Osama bin Laden bodyguards.[9]
  • Allegedly confessed that some of the individuals who were to become Wikipedia:9-11 hijackers had first served as Osama bin Laden bodyguards.[9]
Wikipedia:Nasir Ahmad Nasir al-Bahri

News sources list[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (3) – “Osama’s Bodyguards”
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia:Andy Worthington (2010-04-23). "Judge Rules Yemeni's Detention at Guantanamo Based Solely on Torture". Wikipedia:Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-worthington/judge-rules-yemenis-deten_b_549160.html. Retrieved 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." mirror </li>
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sources describe Guantanamo prisoner abuse". Wikipedia:San Diego Union Tribune. 2004-10-17. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041017/news_1n17gitmo.html. Retrieved 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." mirror </li>
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wikipedia:Julian Borger (2004-10-18). "Ex-Guantánamo Bay workers claim prisoner abuse was widespread". Wikipedia:The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/oct/18/guantanamo.usa. Retrieved 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." mirror </li>
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Barack Obama storms the Guantánamo Bay torture chamber". Wikipedia:The Daily Telegraph. 2008-12-06. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/3630797/Barack-Obama-storms-the-Guantanamo-Bay-torture-chamber.html. | accessdate=2010-04-24 | quote=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. || mirror </li>
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 ""Dirty thirty" bore the brunt of the harsh interrogation". Wikipedia:Gainesville Sun. 2004-10-17. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=20041017&id=aacpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C-wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3403,3947713. Retrieved 2010-04-24. </li>
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Abuse of Guantanamo detainees is alleged by some who worked there". Wikipedia:Lakeland Ledger. 2004-10-17. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=20041017&id=3KYsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A_4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1365,3527020. Retrieved 2010-04-24. </li>
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Workers corroborate tales of harsh treatment". Wikipedia:Wilmington Star-News. 2004-10-17. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=20041017&id=UH8WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2x8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7246,341020. Retrieved 2010-04-24. </li>
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Benjami Weiser (2010-04-23). "Court Filing Sheds Light on Bin Laden Bodyguard". Wikipedia:New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/nyregion/24terror.html?pagewanted=print. Retrieved 2010-04-24. mirror </li>
  10. ↑ [[[:Template:DoD detainees ARB]] Summarized transcripts (.pdf)], from Wikipedia:Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi's Wikipedia:Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 62-67
  11. ↑ [[[:Template:DoD detainees ARB]] Summarized transcript (.pdf)], from Wikipedia:Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi's Wikipedia:Administrative Review Board hearing - page 11
  12. ↑ documents (.pdf) from Wikipedia:Abd al Malik Abd al Wahab's Wikipedia:Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  13. ↑ documents (.pdf) from Wikipedia:Ali Ahmad Muhammad Al Rahizi's Wikipedia:Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  14. ↑ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Wikipedia:Ali Ahmad Muhammad Al Rahizi Wikipedia:Administrative Review Board - page 38
  15. ↑ [[[:Template:DoD detainees ARB]] Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf)] of Wikipedia:Ghallab Bashir Wikipedia:Administrative Review Board - page 103
  16. ↑ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Wikipedia:Ahmed Yaslam Said Kuman Wikipedia:Administrative Review Board - page 65
  17. ↑ "Transcript: Bin Ladin's Former 'Bodyguard' Interviewed on Al-Qa'ida Strategies". Wikipedia:Al-Quds al-Arabi. http://www.why-war.com/news/2004/08/03/binladin.html. Retrieved 2009-02-16. mirror </li> </ol>

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