Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants
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The Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants, established in 2004 by the Bush administration's Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz
, is a United States military body responsible for organising Combatant Status Review Tribunal
s (CSRT) for captives held in extrajudicial detention
at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
and annual Administrative Review Board
s to review the threat level posed by deemed enemy combatants in order to make recommendations as to whether the USA needs to continue to hold them captive.
Most of the Guantanamo captives have had two Administrative Review Board
hearings convened to review their continued detention.
On June 22, 2007, an appeal on behalf of Guantanamo captive Fawzi al-Odah contained an affidavit from Stephen Abraham
, a lawyer and United States Army
reserve officer, which was highly critical of OARDEC's procedures.
According to the Washington Post Abraham felt compelled to come forward after hearing his former boss, Rear Admiral
James M. McGarrah
call the Tribunal process "fair".
Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Dundes Wolfowitz is a former United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, President of the World Bank, and former dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University...
, is a United States military body responsible for organising 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...
s (CSRT) for captives held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
and annual Administrative Review Board
Administrative Review Board
The Administrative Review Board is a United States military body that conducts an annual review of the suspects held by the United States in Camp Delta in the United States Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....
s to review the threat level posed by deemed enemy combatants in order to make recommendations as to whether the USA needs to continue to hold them captive.
Most of the Guantanamo captives have had two Administrative Review Board
Administrative Review Board
The Administrative Review Board is a United States military body that conducts an annual review of the suspects held by the United States in Camp Delta in the United States Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....
hearings convened to review their continued detention.
On June 22, 2007, an appeal on behalf of Guantanamo captive Fawzi al-Odah contained an affidavit from Stephen Abraham
Stephen Abraham
Stephen Abraham is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Army Reserve.He is notable because he is the first officer who served with the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants to publicly criticize the operations of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals...
, a lawyer and United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
reserve officer, which was highly critical of OARDEC's procedures.
According to the Washington Post Abraham felt compelled to come forward after hearing his former boss, Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
James M. McGarrah
James M. McGarrah
James "Jim" M. McGarrah is the director of the Information and Communications Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute and a retired officer of the United States Navy Reserve.-Early life and education:McGarrah attended Francis C...
call the Tribunal process "fair".