Guantanamo Bay Detainees infoPart2

Many detainees have been implicated in using, constructing, or being trained to construct IEDs.  Some are low-level jihadists with just enough training to construct grenades from soda cans. Others are highly skilled engineers with the ability to design and build sophisticated, remotely triggered bombs made with explosives manufactured from household items.  Additionally, detainees have been identified as explosives trainers who passed their techniques on to others through structured courses.  The courses ranged from a few days (for basic bomb making) up to several weeks on subjects like electronic circuitry.  The detainees have also provided the names of at least seven other explosives trainers still at large.  At least one detainee holds a degree in Electrical Engineering.  Another detainee has been cooperative enough to draw schematic diagrams of the bombs he designed and built, in addition, he has provided his critiques of the design of IEDs being constructed by terrorists in Iraq.  He has also identified a complex detonation system – a dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) encode/decode system – that had been used in the Chechen conflict, and is now being used on IEDs in Iraq, helping U.S. forces to combat this lethal weapon.  Detainees were frequently captured with a type of watch that has been linked to al-Qaida and radical Islamic terrorist IEDs.  This particular model of watch is favored by al-Qaida bomb-builders because it allows alarm settings (and, therefore, detonations) more than 24-hours in advance.  One detainee also detailed how pagers and cellular telephones are used to initiate detonations.   Terrorist Operatives Detainees were either actively involved in operational planning for terrorist attacks or had already participated in attacks in Europe, the United States, and/or central Asia at the time of detention.  One detainee attempted to enter the United States in the summer of 2001, and a substantial volume of information suggests that he may have intended to participate in the September 11 attacks.  Detainees have also provided information about al-Qaida operatives who remain at large as well as numerous al-Qaida, Taliban, and anti- coalition militia members who remain active in Central Asia, Europe, and the United States.  Law enforcement entities in Europe and the United States continue to pursue leads provided by Guantanamo detainees. One detainee identified 11 fellow GTMO detainees as Usama bin Ladin (UBL) bodyguards who all received terrorist training at al Farouq, a known terrorist training camp. This detainee also identified another detainee as UBL’s “spiritual advisor,” a significant role within al-Qaida.    Another detainee, the probable 20th 9/11 hijacker, confirmed more than 20 detainees as UBL bodyguards who received terrorist training at al Farouq and were active fighters against the northern alliance. This detainee admits attending terrorist training at al Farouq with many of these detainees.   Financial Issues Detainees provide information that helps sort out legitimate financial activity from illegitimate terrorist financing operations, as Islamic extremists exploit existing banking