Al Irata
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Al Irata is a group that the United States Department of Defense
identifies as a terrorist group.
One of the allegations prepared for Guantanamo captive Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi
's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
was:
A team of legal scholars at Seton Hall University
, led by Mark Denbeaux
and Joshua Denbeaux, published a number of criticism of the United States Department of Defense
's intelligence efforts.
The second critical analysis they published was entitled: "Inter- and Intra-Departmental Disagreements About Who Is Our Enemy".
The authors pointed out that the continued detention of dozens of Guantanamo captives was justified, at least in part, by an alleged association with dozens of organizations that weren't listed on any of the United States
' official lists of terrorist organizations, like the "no-fly list". The authors asked whether that meant visitors to the United States were being allowed entry, in spite of an association with organizations that posed real threats. Alternatively, they asked, did this mean Guantanamo captives were being detained for association with organizations that did not represent real threats.
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
identifies as a terrorist group.
One of the allegations prepared for Guantanamo captive Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi
Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi
- Mentioned in the "No-hearing hearings" study :According to the study entitled, No-hearing hearings, Al Harbi was an example of a captive who was arbitrarily denied the opportunity to present exculpatory documents to his Tribunal.The study quoted Al Harbi:...
's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
The Combatant Status Review Tribunals were a set of tribunals for confirming whether detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp had been correctly designated as "enemy combatants". The CSRTs were established July 7, 2004 by order of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense...
was:
- "The detainee was a member of al Irata and a mujahadin fighter at Kandahar."
A team of legal scholars at Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
, led by Mark Denbeaux
Mark Denbeaux
Mark P. Denbeaux is a law professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, Director of the Center for Policy and Research at Seton Hall Law School, author of a standard law text, and practicing attorney of counsel in the family law firm of Denbeaux & Denbeaux.Denbeaux served as senior attorney in...
and Joshua Denbeaux, published a number of criticism of the United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
's intelligence efforts.
The second critical analysis they published was entitled: "Inter- and Intra-Departmental Disagreements About Who Is Our Enemy".
The authors pointed out that the continued detention of dozens of Guantanamo captives was justified, at least in part, by an alleged association with dozens of organizations that weren't listed on any of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' official lists of terrorist organizations, like the "no-fly list". The authors asked whether that meant visitors to the United States were being allowed entry, in spite of an association with organizations that posed real threats. Alternatively, they asked, did this mean Guantanamo captives were being detained for association with organizations that did not represent real threats.