Deleted:Ahmad Al Halabi
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Ahmad is an American Airman who served in the U.S. Air Force.
Military Prosecutors later acknowledged that all of the 200 documents under consideration were not classified, except for all three. U.S. Southern Command announced the documents were classified in February 2004, but the Department of Defense later stated all but three (which were stapled together) were actually unclassified.
Major Kim London, one of Halabi's three Defense Counsel said:
- “The government oversold, overcharged and overreacted in this case and now they’re trying to save face, It was suspicion, not evidence, that made people jump to conclusions, The fact is, he was stereotyped.”
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- Guantanamo Spy Cases Evaporate: Chaplain and Arabic Translator Are Now Facing Only Lesser Charges, Washington Post, January 25, 2004
- Airman's spying charges dropped, USA Today, September 22, 2004
- Airman says he did 'a dumb thing' but was no spy, USA Today, September 23, 2004
- Al Halabi spy charges dropped: Documents were ‘war trophies,’ airman says, Air Force Times, October 4, 2004
- [Muslim American Society News Release, September 23, 2004][1]"U.S. Drops Espionage Charges Against Syrian-American Airman,"
- Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals decision, April 11, 2007
- [2] Denial of appeal, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
