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DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE
HEADQUARTERS,JOINTTASK FORCEGUANTANAMO
U.S.NAVALSTATION,GUANTANAMOBAY, CUBA
APO AE 09360
JTF-GTMO-CDR 25December2006
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthemCommand.3511NW glstAvenue.
Miami.FL33172
SUBJECT: Recommendationfor TransferOut of DoD Control (TRO) for Guantanamo
Detainee,ISN: US9AG-00031lDP(S)
JTF-GTMODetaineeAssessment
l. (S//NF) PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSAIDRC ReferenceName: FarhiSaiid
o Aliases andCurrent/TrueName: Saiid Farhi. Abdullah.
Oliver JeanChristian Marie JosephBayart
o Placeof Birth: Cherchelle.Algeria (AG)
o Dateof Birth: 29 March 196l
. Citizenship: Algeria
o InternmentSerialNumber(ISN): US9AG-00031lDP
2. (U//FOUO) Health: Detaineeis in goodhealth.
3. (S/A[F) JTF-GTMO Assessment:
a. (S) Recommendation: JTF-GTMO recommendsthis detaineefor TransferOut of DoD
Control(TRO). JTF-GTMO previouslyassesseddetaineefor ContinuedDetentionUnder
DoD Control(CD) with TransferLanguageon 5 December2006.
b. (S//NF) Executive Summary: Detaineeis assessedto be a probablememberof al-
Qaida. Detaineeprobablyparticipatedin actionagainstcoalitionforcesin Afghanistan(AF).
Detaineehasa reportedassociationwith al-Qaidaseniorfacilitator Abu Hamzaal-Masri and
JosePadilla. Detaineereportedlyattendedtraining at al-Qaida'sDeruntaandal-Faruqcamps
in Afghanistan. Detaineeis affiliated with mosquesthat havesupportedterrorist recruitment
andsupportactivities. JTF-GTMO determinedthis detaineeto be:
CLASSIFIEDBY:MULTIPLESOURCES
REASON:E.O.12958ASAMENDED,SECTION1.4(C)
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SI-IBJECT:Recommendationfor TransferOutof DoD Control(TRO)for Guantanamo
Detainee,ISN:US9AG-00031lDP(S)
r A MEDIUM risk, ashe mayposea threatto theUS, its interestsandallies.
o A MEDIUM threatfrom a detentionperspective.
o Of MEDIUM intelligencevalue.
c. (S//NF) Summary of Changes: Thereareno significantchangesto detainee's
assessmentsincethe lastJTF-GTMO recommendation.
4. (S//NF) Detainee'sAccount of Events:
The following sectionis based,unlessotherwiseindicated, on detainee'sown account.
Thesestatementsare included without considerationof veracity, accuracy,or reliability.
a. (S/NF) Prior History: Detaineeservedin theAlgerianmilitary from 1981to 1983,and
wasassignedto a constructionunit. Following military service,detaineebecamea self-
employedhousepainterandcarsalesman.On 14July 1989,detaineetraveledto France(FR)
looking for work andeventuallyresidedin Paris,FR. Detaineelived in Francefor
approximatelysix to sevenyears,working asa dishwasherandpainter. Detainee'sAlgerian
passportexpiredduring this timeframe. Detainnedid not attemptto renewthe passportand
claimedhe threw it away. Detaineeadvisedit is easierin Franceto be caughtwith expired
paperworkthanwith no paperwork. Detaineemovedto Rome,Italy (IT), in 1996or 1997to
find employment.While in Rome,detaineeworkedasa streetvendorandpainter.l Detainee
eventuallyobtaineda stolenFrenchpassportunderthe nameof Oliver JeanChristianMarie
JosephBayart." ln Rome, detaineebecamea devoutMuslim, attendingthe Altawba,
Alkhoda,andPerioliMosques.Detaineeleft Italy in late2000,when friendsadvisedhim
thatUnitedKingdom (UK) wasabetterplaceto live.'
b. (S/NF) Recruitment and Travel: Detaineetraveledto UnitedKingdom on 7 January
2001. DetaineeattendedtheFinsburyParkandBakerStreetMosquesin Londonwherehe
met a MoroccannamedAbdul Rahim (NFI). Rahim mentionedto the detaineethat a
Swedishwomanjust divorcedherMoroccanhusbandin Afghanistan.Rahim suggestedthe
detaineetravel to Afghanistanto meetandmarry her sodetaineecould acquireSwedish
citizenship. Rahim financeddetainee'strip to Afghanistan,provided him a fraudulentvisa,
andinstructeddetaineeto meetwith Mohammed(NFI) upon arrival.a Detaineeleft for
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' IIR 6 034052602AnalystNote: DetaineeneveraskedMohammedfor hisfull name;heestimatedMohammed
mighthavebeen30yearsold.
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Detainee.ISN:USSAG-00031lDP(S)
Islamabad,Pakistan(PK), on 3 June2001. Detaineelived with Mohammed for
approximatelyoneweek andthentook a taxi to Peshawar,PK.t
c. (S/NF) Training and Activities: Upon his arrivalin Peshawar,detaineemet Abdul
RahmanG.IFI). Rahmanhad a driver takethem asfar ashe anddetaineecould go on a
mountainousroad,beforethey hadto walk into Afghanistan. Detaineemet up with an
Algerian, Abdel Hafeez(NFI), andstayedat his housein Jalalabad,AF. Hafeeztold
detaineethat the Swedishwoman was goneandthat shetraveleda lot. Detaineemet and
lived at Hafeez'shousewith Mothana (NFI), an Algerian who was a studentin Kabul, AF.
When the Swedishwoman did not retum, detaineeandMothanadecidedto travel to Kabul
whereit is cooler. After aboutone anda half monthsin Kabul, detaineewent to a small
village, on the road that led to Bagram,AF. While in this village, detaineemet andspent
time with a friend of Monthana,Abu al-Bara. Detaineestayedin the village threedaysand
two nights. Detaineethenwentbackto Kabul.
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5. (S//NF) Capture Information:
^. (S/A{F) Approximately 19November 2001,detaineeleft Kabul andreturnedto the
Algerian g,r"rihbrx" in Jalalabadwith severalAfghanis. Detaineestayedat the guesthouse
forthree weeksuntil he fled Jalalabadin a truck with otherArabs. When detaineeandthe
otherArabs arrived at the mountains,they walked to a village nearthe Afghani border. They
stayedat the village for a few days. Without a guide,detaineeandthe otherArabswalked
forone anda half daysthroughthe mountainsuntil they arrived at a village in Pakistan.
They stayedat the village for sixteento eighteendaysuntil Pakistanisturnedthem over to the
potte. ietainee usedthe aliasAbdullahwhile in thePakistaniprison. While in custody
detaineewas being transported,when the vehicle he wasriding in had an accident. A
Pakistanimaletold detaineethat he would take detaineeto a doctor. He took detaineeto his
housewherepolicecaptureddetainee.Thepolicetook detaineeto thepolice stationandthen
to ahospital. Detaineewas interviewedby the US andlied to the interviewersby telling
themhe was French.t Detaineewas turnedover to US custodyandsentto Kandahar,AF, in
January2002.
(S) Property Held: None
(S) Transferredto JTF-GTMO: 10June2002
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SUBJECT: Recommendationfor TransferOut of DoD Control (TRO) for Guantanamo
Detainee,ISN: US9AG-00031lDP(S)
d. (S/NF) Reasonsfor Transfer to JTF-GTMO: To provideinformationon the
followins:
o Abdul Rahim, a Moroccan detaineemet at the Finsbury Park Mosquein London, UK
o Hamza,an Egyptianparaplegicin chargeof the largerof the two mosquesat Finsbury
Park
o Mohammed,a Moroccanwho aideddetaineein his trip from Islamabadto Peshawar
o Abdul Rahman,an Afghani or Pakistaniwho aideddetaineein his trip from Peshawar
to Jalalabad
o Abdul Hafez, an Algerian who ran the Algerian guesthousein Jalalabad
o Nouradin, an Algerian who stayedat the Algerian guesthousein Jalalabad
o Mothana,an Algerian from Algiers that was a studentin Kabul
o TheAlgerianguesthousein Jalalabad
o Internationalterrorism andrelatedpersonalities
6. (S//NF) Evaluation of Detainee'sAccount: Detaineehasnot accountedfor all his
activities during his time in France,Italy, England,or Afghanistan. Detaineehasomitted his
training in Afghanistanandhis relationshipswith BenyamAhmed Mohammad,ISN US9ET-
001458(ET-1458),andYounisAbdurrahmanChekkouri,ISN US9MO-000197(MO-l97).
7. (S//NF) DetaineeThreat:
a. (S) Assessment:Detaineeis assessedto be a MEDIUM risk, ashe may posea threatto
theUS. its interestsandallies.
b. (S/NF) Reasonsfor Continued Detention: Detaineeis assessedto be a probable
memberof al-Qaida. The detaineereceivedterrorist training in Afghanistan andreportedly
hasassociationswith al-Qaidaseniormembers.Detaineeprobablyparticipatedin action
againstUS andcoalitionforces. Detaineeis affiliatedwith mosquesthathavesupported
terrorist activities.
o (S/A{F) Detaineeis assessedto be a probablememberof al-Qaidawho reportedly
attendedtraining at al-Qaidaafliliated training campsin Afghanistan,associatedwith
known al-Qaidaoperatives,andresidedin al-Qaidaguesthouses.
o (S/A{F) Contraryto detainee'sclaimedtimeline,MohammedAhmedBinyam,
ISN US9ET-001458DP(ET-1458),photo-identifieddetaineeasAbdullahwith whom
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Detainee,ISN:US9AG-00031lDP(S)
he trainedat theAlgeriancamp.8(AnalystNote: The Algerian campis assessedto
be in referenceto the DeruntaCamp.)'
o (S/AfD ET-1458 anddetaineethentraveledto Kandaharfor additionaltraining at
the al-Faruqcamp. ET-1458statedthattrainingat al-Faruqlastedapproximately45
days. Trainingincludedclasseson usingsmallweapons,guerillatechniquesand
tactics,mapreading,andbasicexplosivestraining.
''
' (S/A{F) ET-1458statedUsamaBin Laden([IBL) madeapproximately10
visitsto al-Faruqduringhis time atthecamp.tr (AnalystNote: Detaineewould
haveknowledgeof UBL's visitsto thetrainingcamp.)
' (S/AVf; ET-1458andco-conspiratorJosePadilladevelopedaplan to explode
a radiologicaldistributiondeviceinsidetheUS anddiscussedthis andotherUS-
basedattackswith senioral-QaidamembersZayn al-Abidin MuhammadHusayn
aka(Abu Zubaydah),ISN US9GZ-010016DP;andKhalid ShaykhMuhammad
aka(Mukhtar)aka(KSM), ISN US9KU-010024DP.Padillawasarrestedin
Chicagoupon his return from Pakistanin preparationfor operationsin the US at
thedirectionof KSM. While detainedin US custodyin Kandahar,detainee
identifiedJosePadillaas"Siliman," with whom he shareda cell for
approximatelyonemonth.r2 (AnalystNote: While it is unlikely thatPadillawas
detainee'scellmatebasedon Padilla'sarresttimeline,detainee'sidentificationof
Padilla,andET-1458'sidentificationof detaineeindicatea probableassociation
betweenthethree. Detaineemay haveadditionalinformationon Padilla's
activitiesin Afghanistan.)
o (S/AIF) Detaineestayedat the Algerian guesthousein Jalalabadandthe al-Qaida
guesthousein Kandahar.Detaineeidentifiedtheownerof theAlgerianguesthouseas
Abdel Hafeez. (Analyst Note: Abdel Hafeezwas second-in-commandof the
Algerian guesthouseowned by senioral-Qaidafacilitator Omar Chabanniaka(Abu
Jaffar al-Jazaii). Both guesthousesareknown points of facilitation for Islamic
extremistsattendingtraining at the al-FaruqandDeruntatraining camps).13
o (S/A{F) Detaineeprobablyparticipatedin actionagainstUS andcoalitionforces.
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Analyst Note: Deruntawas oneof UBL's most important basesin Afghanistan. From the late-1990's,instructors
at the centergavetheoreticalandpractical training'in making "explosive arid bombs" (NFI), andusing chemicals
(including biological toxins) andpoisonousgasesin terrorist attacks. Extensivereporting hasimplicated Derunta
in terrorist training, to include training, testing,and./ormanufacturingactivities associatedwith chemical and/or
biological materials.
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Detainee,ISN:US9AG-000311DP(S)
o (S/A{F) Detaineeidentified apicture of Younis AbdurrahmanChekkouri, ISN
US9MO-000197DP(MO-197),asAbdul Haq. ReportingstatesthatMO-197 only
usedthis aliaswhile on the front linesin ToraBora.ra (AnalystNote: Detainee's
knowledgeof MO-197's ToraBora aliassuggestshe wason the front linesin Tora
Bora).
o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmittedto Pakistaniauthoritiesthat he fought on the_front
lines,but laterdeniedhavingbeeninvolvedin anycombatin Afghanistan.'t
o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmittedbeing on the BagramFront wherehe receivedsome
weaponstraining (I.IFI).tu
o (S/AIF) Detaineeis affiliated with mosquesknown for supportingto extremism.
o (S//fF) Detaineewas associatedwith the Finsbury andBaker StreetMosquesin
London,bothknown for facilitatingextremists." Detaineealsostatedhe attendedthe
Altawba,Alkhoda,andPerioliMosqueswhile he lived in Rome.r8(AnalystNote:
Detainee'sreportingof the amountof time he interactedwith Abu Hamzaal-Masri,
theImam of theFinsburyParkMosque,who is currentlyin British custody,varies.
The Alkhoda andPerioli Mosquesin Rome areknown for their involvement in the
recruitmentof Muslim men in Italy for fighting jihad in Afghanistan,while the
AltawbaMosquewassuspectedof recruitmentactivitiesprior to its closurein 1999.1e
It is likely that detainee'srecruitmentoriginatedduring his attendanceof these
mosques.)
o (S//NF) Detaineereporteda mannamedAbdul Rahmanhelpedhim crossthe
borderinto Afghanistan andtook him to the Algerian guesthousein Jalalabad.
(Analyst Note: Rahmanmay possiblybe former detaineeAbdul Rahman,ISN
US9DA-000323DP(DA-323), a facilitatorfor extremistsmoving throughthe
Finsbury ParkMosque and suspectedmoney courier for the Algerian SalafistGroup
for Call andCombat(GSPC),anIICT Tier 0 terroristtarget).2O
o (S/A{F) Detaineeclaimed that he andanunidentified friend attendeda funeral on the
outskirtsof Kabul, whereUBL waspresent,shortlyafter 11September200I. Detainee
claimedhejust happenedto bepassingby the funeralanddecidedto attend.2rlAnalyst
Note: UBL attendedfuneralsthat involved high-ranking al-QaidaandTaliban operatives
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'000031130212-JLIN-2002,AnalystNote:AspartastheGlobalJihadSupportNetwork,GSPCisaTier0terrorist
target.Tier0 targetsaredefinedasterroristgroupswhichposeaclearandimmediatedangertoUSpersonsor
interests.
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SUBJECT: Recommendationfor TransferOut of DoD Control (TRO) for Guantanamo
Detainee,ISN: US9AG-00031lDP(S)
or soldiers. Basedon the exclusivenatureof UBL andstringentsecuritypracticeof
UBL's entourage,it is possiblethat the detaineeor his unidentified friend was associated
with the deceasedor group conductingthe ceremony. The reportedtime andplaceof the
funeral coincidswith that of a funeral of a well known mujahid witnessedby al-Qaida
memberAyman SaeedAbdullahBatarfi,ISN US9YM-000627DP(YM-627), which
UBL attended.)22
c. (U//FOUO) Detainee'sConduct: Detaineeis assessedasa MEDIUM threatfrom a
detentionperspective.Detainee'soverallbehaviorhasbeennon-compliantandhostile
toward the guardforce andstaff. Detaineecurrently has78 Reportsof Disciplinary
Infractionlistedin DIMS, with themostrecentoccurringon24 October2006,whendetainee
failed to follow a guard's instructionsto surrendercontrabandwhich appearedto be a
detailedmap of the campon a pieceof toilet paper. Otherincidentsfor which detaineehas
beendisciplined include failure to follow instructionsandcamprules, attemptedassault,
threateningguards,provoking words andgestures,damageto govemmentproperty,
unauthorizedcommunications,assault,inciting massdisturbances,andpossessionof non-
weaponandweapontype contraband.On23 January2003,detaineewasfoundin possession
of a nail about4 incheslong in his cell.
8. (S/NF) DetaineeIntelligenceValue Assessment:
^. (S) Assessment:Detaineeis assessedto be of MEDIUM intelligencevalue. Detainee's
mostrecentinterrogationsessionoccurredon23 October2006.
b. (S/NF) Placementand Access: DetaineeattendedtheFinsburyParkandBakerStreet
Mosquesin London, wherehis travel to Afghanistanwas facilitated. Detaineealsoattended
severalmosquesin Romeknown for extremistrecruitmentandfacilitation. ET-1458stated
that he anddetaineetrainedtogetherbriefly at the Algerian Camp(Derunta)andtraveledto
Kandahar,wherethey both attendedtraining at the al-Faruqcamp. Detaineestayedat the
Algerian guesthousein Jalalabad,ownedby al-Qaidafacilitator Abu Jaffar al-Iazaii.
Detaineereportedly stayedat the Algerian guesthousein Kandaharwhile waiting for training
at al Faruq. Detaineeclaims to haveattendeda funeral in Kabul attendedby UBL'
c. (S//NF) IntelligenceAssessment:Detaineehasspecificinformationon the extremist
recruitmentandfacilitation throughthe al-QaidaGlobal Network. Exploitation of detainee's
associationwith ET-1458andJosePadillawould be of considerablevalue. ET-1458and
JosePadilla of were chosenby al-Qaidamilitary operationplannersto carry out attacksin the
US. Detaineeshouldalsohaveinformation regardingtraining at the al-FaruqandDerunta
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Detainee,ISN: US9AG-000311DP(S)
camps,includingnamesof fellow attendees.Detaineeshouldalsohaveinformationon
personnelthat stayedin the guesthousesin JalalabadandKandahar.
d. (S/NF) Areas of Potential Exploitation:
o Persons,operations,andextremistcells associatedwith the Finsbury andBaker Street
Mosquesin LondonandtheAltawba,Alkhoda,andPerioliMosquesin Rome
o Detainee'sassociationwith ET-1458
o Detainee'stime at the Deruntaandal-Faruqtraining camps
o Instructors
o Training receivedat eachcamp
o Facilitators
o Othertrainees
o IIBL's entourage,activities,andcharacteristics
o JosePadilla'sassociationswith:
o Al-Qaidafacilitators,recruiters,andoperatives
o Al-Qaidamemberswho possiblyprovidedradioactiveor biochemicalmaterials
o OtherJTF-GTMO detainees
o Activities within Afghanistan
o Nouradin andMothana
o Facilitatorsandlikely al-Qaidasupporters:
o Abdul Karim
o Abdul Rahim
o Abu Hamza
o Mohammad
o Abdul Rahman
o Abdul Hafez
o Detainee'stravelsthroughoutEuropeandhis affiliations with variousmosquesand
extremistssuggestthatthe detaineepossessesknowledgeof Europeanal-Qaidaandother
terroristorganizations,operations,andcells
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Detainee,ISN:US9AG-00031lDP(S)
9. (S) EC Status:Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 24Februny2004,
andheremainsanenemvcombatant.
S,JR.
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RearAdmiral.
Commandins