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An article on Bismullah (Guantanamo ID 968) was deleted following Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohammed Nasim (Guantanamo captive 849). This was, in my opinion, a flawed nomination, and a flawed closure.

On this pages I am going to list some references to support Bismullah's notability. Geo Swan (talk) 00:46, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

  • "Lawyers for Bismullah, 29, presented sworn statements from officials of the American-supported Afghanistan government of Hamid Karzai that indicated Bismullah had been named as a terrorist by collaborators of the Taliban who wanted to take over his position as a provincial official. In fact, after Bismullah was shipped to Guantánamo, a local official said in a sworn statement, one of his accusers stole his car and drove it for two years.[1]

  • "The Bush administration’s Guantanamo system of detainment and military tribunals is under scrutiny in two converging federal cases - Boumediene v. Bush (already in front of the Supreme Court) and Bismullah v. Gates (now under emergency appeal in a federal court). The Bush administration’s emergency appeal seeks to stop a lower-court decision ordering the government to release to defendants information used to determine their designations as enemy combatants. Experts say that this case complicates Boumediene v. Bush, which challenges the government’s right to deny habeas corpus petitions to detainees facing indefinite confinement. (New York Times)"[2]

  • "Thus ended for two completely different men, one part of life that they had joined together in a bizarre way: George W. Bush for his term as 43rd President of the United States - and for the Afghan provincial officials Haji Bismullah captivity in Guantanamo."[3]

  • "In the last three months, courts have ruled that 24 detainees have been wrongfully held. An Afghan national, Haji Bismullah, had contended he was an opponent of the Taliban who had been falsely implicated by terrorists to eliminate him as a provincial official. Without admitting it had wrongfully detained him for six years, the military flew Bismullah home and released him."[4]

  • "The government petition was filed this summer, but only recently discovered by the Boston Globe newspaper. It relates to the case of Haji Bismullah, an Afghan who is among several Guantanamo detainees represented by a New York-based advocacy group, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). Currently, mail from lawyers is examined only for physical contraband. The proposed rules call for all of a detainee’s mail to be examined for forbidden information."[5]

  • "the case in which the proposal was advanced involves Afghan detainee Haji Bismullah; oral arguments are scheduled for May 15 before the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Justice Department said that the new restrictions are necessary because lawyers have ‘caused unrest’ at Guantanamo, such as hunger strikes and other protests, have provided detainees with information about events outside the prison, and have provided media outlets with information from detainees."[6]

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References

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  1. ^ William Glaberson (2009-01-18). "Rulings of Improper Detentions as the Bush Era Closes". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-24. Asked about the panel's decision, which was not publicly announced and seemed to acknowledge a mistake of grand proportions, a Pentagon spokeswoman said, "Mr. Bismullah was lawfully detained as an enemy combatant based on the information that was available at the time." mirror
  2. ^ Andrew Berger, Peter Sheehy (2008-02-06). "The Bush administration's Guantanamo system of detainment and military tribunals is under scrutiny ..." The Daily Muckraker. Retrieved 2012-01-24. mirror
  3. ^ Martin Staudinger (2009). "Streit um ehemalige Guantanamo-Häftlinge: Keine Ex-Häftlinge sollen nach Österreich". Redaktions. Retrieved 2012-01-24. So endete für zwei völlig unterschiedliche Männer ein Lebensabschnitt, der sie auf bizarre Art und Weise miteinander verbunden hatte: für George W. Bush seine Amtszeit als 43. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten – und für den afghanischen Provinzbeamten Haji Bismullah die Gefangenschaft in Guantanamo. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |title_title= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Obama order to close Guantanamo: essential step in returning U.S. to compliance with rule of law". Houston Chronicle. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2012-01-24. mirror
  5. ^ William Fisher (2006-12-04). "Bush pushes to limit lawyers' access to Guantanamo". Final Call News. Retrieved 2012-01-24. mirror
  6. ^ "American Bar condemns proposed restrictions on Guantanamo lawyers". Legalbrief Today. 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2012-01-24. mirror
  7. ^ Joshua Pantesco. "ABA condemns proposed DOJ restrictions on Guantanamo lawyers". 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2012-01-24. The case in which the proposal was advanced [JURIST report] involves Afghan detainee Haji Bismullah [Wikipedia profile]; oral arguments are scheduled for May 15 before the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. mirror