Dossier of documents from Ahmed Rashidi's CSR Tribunal

by Teresa A McPalmer

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AHMED Rashidi, et al, Petitioners, v. GEORGE WALKER BUSH, President of the United States, et al., Respondents.

No. 1:05CV00640 (EGS)

DECLARATION OF TERESA A. McPALMER

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, Commander Teresa A. McPalmer, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Navy, hereby state that to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the following is true, accurate and correct:

1. I am the Legal Advisor to the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants (OARDEC) at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In that capacity I am an advisor to the Director, Combatant Status Review Tribunals.
2. I hereby certify that the documents attached hereto constitute a true and accurate copy of the portions of the record of proceedings before the Combatant Status Review Tribunal related to petitioner Ahmed Rashidi that are suitable for public release. The portions of the record that are classified or considered law enforcements ensitive are not attached hereto. An OARDEC staff member redacted information that would personally identify certain U.S. Government personnel in order to protect the personal security of those individuals. The OARDEC staff member also redacted internee serial numbers because certain combinations of internee serial numbers with other information relates to sensitive internal detention and intelligence operations that is not suitable for public release.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

 

Teresa A. McPalmer

CDR, JAGC, USN