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Serial S04 - Ep. 2: The Special Project

2024/3/28
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This chapter explores the story of Danny, a Yemeni honey exporter, who was arrested in Pakistan and subsequently sent to Guantanamo Bay. His case highlights the challenges of obtaining reliable intelligence from Guantanamo detainees.
  • Danny, a Yemeni honey exporter, was arrested in Pakistan and transferred to Guantanamo Bay.
  • His case exemplifies the challenges of obtaining reliable intelligence from Guantanamo detainees.
  • Many Guantanamo detainees were low-level fighters or individuals caught in the indiscriminate sweep of the war.

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In 2002, an elite interrogation team secretly staged Guantánamo’s most elaborate intel operation — to try to get a single detainee to talk.

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