Usama Hassan Ahmend Abu Kabir
Encyclopedia
Usama Hassan Ahmed Abu Kabir
is a citizen of Jordan
who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
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provided excerpts from the transcripts of a selection of
the Guantanamo detainees.
The article informed readers:
The article quoted Kabir, and three other watch owners:
Jordanian authorities held the men for a week, while they:
"underwent medical tests to ensure they were medically sound."
The men were released from Jordanian custody on November 11, 2007.
is a citizen of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, 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...
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Press reports
On July 12, 2006 the magazine Mother JonesMother Jones (magazine)
Mother Jones is an American independent news organization, featuring investigative and breaking news reporting on politics, the environment, human rights, and culture. Mother Jones has been nominated for 23 National Magazine Awards and has won six times, including for General Excellence in 2001,...
provided excerpts from the transcripts of a selection of
the Guantanamo detainees.
The article informed readers:
- More than a dozen detainees were cited for owning cheap digital watches, particularly “the infamous Casio watch of the type used by Al Qaeda members for bomb detonators.”
The article quoted Kabir, and three other watch owners:
- "I have a Casio watch because they are inexpensive and they last a long time. I like my watch because it is durable. It had a calculator and was waterproof, and before prayers we have to wash up all the way to my elbows."
Repatriation and release
Three Jordanians named Osama Hassan Kabir, Ahmed Hassan Suleiman and Ibrahim Mahdi Zeidan were repatriated to Jordanian custody in early November 2007.Jordanian authorities held the men for a week, while they:
"underwent medical tests to ensure they were medically sound."
The men were released from Jordanian custody on November 11, 2007.