Al Qaeda operative
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Summary of Evidence memos prepared by the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants justified the continued detention of over one hundred Guantanamo captives based on allegations they were al Qaeda operatives.[1][2] In a paper entitled: "The Current Detainee Population of Guantánamo: An Empirical Study" Benjamin Wittes and Zaathira Wyne wrote according to the OARDEC allegations memos 27 individuals were "members of Al Qaeda’s leadership cadre", and another 99 individuals were "lower-level Al Qaeda operatives".
Captives described as "al Qaida operatives"
References
- ↑ Benjamin Wittes. Robert Chesney, Rabea Benhalim (2010-01-22). "The Emerging Law of Detention: The Guantánamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking". Brookings Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotusblog.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F01%2Fgitmo-report.pdf&date=2010-02-24.
- ↑ Benjamin Wittes, Zaathira Wyne (2008-12-16). "The Current Detainee Population of Guantánamo: An Empirical Study". The Brookings Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-02-16. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brookings.edu%2Freports%2F2008%2F1216_detainees_wittes.aspx&date=2010-02-16.
