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Çok sayıda mahkeme ve yabancı hükümetler tarafından aklanmış olmasına karşın, hala hapiste tutuluyor. Hiçbir zaman herhangi bir suçlama yöneltilmedi. Larry Siems, yazar ve insan hakları aktivistidir; uzun yıllar PEN Amerika Merkezi'nde Yazma Özgürlüğü (Freedom to Write) Prog­ ramı'm yönetti. En son eseri, The Torture Report: What the Docu­ ments Say About American Torture ro ram'dır. New s Post-9111 P g York'ta yaşıyor. LarrySiems 'ın Çalışmaları The Torture Report: Whatthe Documents Say About America Post- s 9111 Torture Program (İşkence Raporu: Amerika'nın 11 Eylül Sonrası İşkence Programı Konusunda Belgelerin Anlattıkları) Between the Lines: Letters Between Undocumented Mexican and Central American Jmmigrants and Their Families and Friends (Meksikalı ve OrtaAmerikalı Kaçak Göçmenler İle Aile ve Dosttan Arasındaki Mektupların Satır Aralan) BELGE YAYINLARI: 775 Yaşam ve Anılar Dizisi GUANTANAMO OIARY LITTLE. BROWN ANO COMPANY New York, Boston, London, Ocak 2015 GUANTANAMO GÜNLÜ�Ü MOHAMEDOU OULD SLAHI Sayfa Düzeni Aristan ı Kapak Tasarım Mert inan 1 Düzelti Ahmet Batmaz 1 Birinci Baskı Şubat 1 2015 iç/Kapak Baskı-Cilt Bardan Matbaacılık 1 Davutpaşa Cad. Güven Sanayi Sitesi C Blok No: Topkapı lstanbul 239 t O (212) 613 12 11 Sertifika No: 12491 © BELGE ULUSLARARASI YAYINCILIK Cemal Nadir Sokak, Büyük Milas Han, No: 26-28 D. Cağal�lu-Fatih lstanbul 121-130, 34112 t Tel: O (212) 517 44 53 E-posta: belgeyayinlari@gmail. com www. belgeyayinlari.com.tr Sertifika No: 11206 •• •• il G U .A i'l T .A i'l .A J 11 O G U i'l L U G U ,' O t-ı :.., ,' E C' O U O lJ ı_ C S ı_ .:._ � ı : Larry Siems tarafından yayına hazırlanmıştır Türkçesi: Çakı Ali �- beltıe f8Jlnlan İÇİNDEKİLER Editörün Te şekkürü ....... .. .......... ........... ............. ................. 11 Gözaltı Zaman Çizelgesi .. ................................... ...............13 Metin, Redaksiyonlarve Notlama Üzerine Ed. Notları ...... 17 Giriş ..... ... ...................... ...... .................. .......................... ..21 Giriş Bölümü No tları ........................................... ..............57 Bir Ürdün - Afganistan - GTMO Te mmuz 2002-Şubat 2003 ...................... ...... ...................... 61 iki Senegal - Moritanya 2 J Ocak 2000-19 Şubat 2000 ...........................................125 Üç Moritanya 19 Eylül 2001-28 Kasım 2001 ..... ........................ ...... ....... 159 Dört Ürdün 29 Kasım 2001-19 Te mmuz 2002 ............................. ........199 Beş GTMO Şubat 2003-Ağustos 2003 .............................................237 Altı GTMO Ağustos 2003-Aralık 2003 ..... ...... ............ ........ ... .............309 Yedi GTMO 2004-2005 ............... ................... ............. ................... ......351 Sonsöz /AliÇakı roğlu .................... ....... ............................413 Ya zarın Notu ....... ................................... .. ........................417 Mohamedou, yazdıklarını merhum annesi MaryemMint El Wa­ dia'nın anısına ithaf ederek, ayrıca eğer Nancy Hollander ve iş arkadaşları, Theresa Duncan ve Unda Moreno olmasaydı böyle bir ithaftabulanamayacağını belirtmek istiyor. Editörün Teşekkürü Bu kitabı, Mohamedou Ould Slahi'nin altı yıldan uzun süredir el yazmasının kamuoyuna açıklanması için mücadele eden gönüllü avukatları sayesinde okuyabiliyoruz. Onlar bunu sessizce ve say­ gın bir biçimde, ama aynı zamanda gerçeğin güvenlikle bağdaş­ madığına inatla inanarak -ve sonunda bunu kanıtlayarak- başar­ dılar. Bunun nasıl bir başarı olduğunu ve her yerde ne kadar çok okurunonun avukat grubunun başını çeken Nancy Hollander ve Teresa M. Duncan'a; onların özel danışmanları Linda Moreno, Sylvia Royce ve Jonathan Hafetz'e ve danışman arkadaşları Na­ tional Security Project ofthe American Civil LibertiesUnion'dan (Amerikan Sivil Özgürlükler Birliği Ulusal Güvenlik Projesi) Hina Shamsi, Brett Kaufman, Jonathan Manes, and Melissa Go­ odman ve ACLU Ulusal Başkent Bölgesi'nden Art Spitzer'e ne kadar fazla şükran borçlu olacaklarını zaman gösterecektir. Ben, Nancy Hollander ile Mohamedou Ould Slahi'nin avukatlar grubuna ve en başta da Mohamedou Ould Slahi 'nin kendisine bana bu el yazmasını yayma hazırlamama yardım etme fı rsatı ver­ dikleri için sonsuz teşekkürlerimi iletiyorum. Mohamedou'nun el yazmasını okuduğum, onun üzerinde düşündüğüm ve çalıştığım her gün, onlarıngüven ve inançlarının benim için ne kadar büyük bir armağan olduğunu yepyeni yollarla bana gösterdi. · Sıkı sansür yasaklan kaldırılmamış bir materyali yayınlamak, her babayiğidin harcı olmadığından, Mohamedou'nun eserinin yayınlanması için aktif destek veren herkese özellikle şükranla­ rımı iletiyorum: El yazmasından alıntılan tanıtma ve bu alıntılan uygun bağlamına yerleştirme fırsatı verdikleri için Will Dobson 12 1 MOHAMEDOU OULD SLAHI ve Slate'e; edebiyat menajerim Rachel Vogel'a; yayının çok çe­ şitli zorluklarını aşarken uzak görüşlülükleri ve sabırlı rehber­ likleri için Little Brown'dan Geoff Shandler ve Canongate'ten Jamie Byng'a ve Little Brown/Hachette, Canongate'teki herkese ve bir zamanlar yasaklansa da yayınlanması engellenemeyecek olan bu eserin tüm dünyada okunmasını imkan sağlayan The Gu­ antanamo Diary'nin yabancı dillerdeki yayıncılarına. Guantanamo'da ne olup bittiği konusunda bir şeyler yazmış olan herkes, Haber Alma Özgürlüğü Yasası (Freedom of lnformation Act) kapsamında açtığı davalarla, Amerika Birleşik Devletle­ ri 'nin hak ihlallerine dayalı 11 Eylül sonrası gözaltı ve sorgu­ lama uygulamalarının kesin tarihsel kayıtlan olarak kalan gizli belgeler hazinesini gün ışığına çıkaran ACLU'nun Ulusal Gü­ venlik Projesi'ne (National Security Project) teşekkür borçludur. Mohamedou'nun anlatısına çapraz referans, onay ve not düşme aksi halde mümkün olmayacağından, bu kayıtlara şükran borcu­ mu ifade ederken, bana beş yıldır bu öncelikli kaydı incelememi, özümsememi ve onun hakkında yazma fırsatıveren ACLU'ya ne kadar teşekkür etsem azdır. Bu el yazması üzerinde çalışırken, zaman, sezgi, deneyim ve fi­ kirlerini benimle paylaşan birçok kişiye teşekkür ederim. Onların hepsinden tek tek söz edemem; ancak bana Mohamedou'nun ya­ şadıklarını ailesinin gözünden görmemeyardım etmesi nedeniyle Yahdih Ould Slahi 'yi ve sürekli destekleri, özenli tavsiyeleri ve bu kitabın baskıya hazırlanmış versiyonlarını titizlikle okumaları nedeniyle Jameel Jaffer, Hina Shamsi, Lara Tobin ve Eli Davis Siems'in adlarını belirtmeden geçemem. Nihayet, el yazmasını kaleme alma cesaretine sahip olduğu için; yazdıklarındaki dürüstlüğü, ince zekası ve insancıllığı için ve he­ pimize, okur kitlesine yaşadıklarını yayınlamak için göstermiş olduğu inanç nedeniyle Mohamedou Ould Slahi'ye sonsuz şük­ ran borçluyum. İnşallah en sonunda en azından bizi layık gördü­ ğü aynı dürüst yargıdan o da yararlanabilir. Gözaltı Zaman Çizelgesi Şubat2000: Yurtdışında, özellikle de Almanya ve kısa süreliğine Ka­ nada' da eğitim gördükten, yaşadıktan ve çalıştıktan sonra, Mohamedou Ould Slahi ülkesi Moritanya'ya dönmeye ka­ rar verir. Yolda, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin emriyle -önce Senegal polisi ve sonra da Moritanyalı otoriteler­ ce- iki defa gözaltına alınır ve LAX'ın bombalanmasıyla ilgili Milenyum Komplosu (Millenium Plot) denilen olay­ la ilişkisi olduğu gerekçesiyle Amerikan FBI ajanlarınca sorgulanır. Komploya katıldığına ilişkin inandırıcı bir ka­ nıt bulunmaması nedeniyle, otoritelerce 14 Şubat 2000'de salıverilir. 2000-2001sonbahan: Mohamedou, ailesiyle birlikte yaşamakta ve Moritanya, Nuakşot'ta elektrik mühendisi olarak çalışmaktadır. 29 Eylül2001 Mohamedou, Moritanya otoritelerince gözaltına alınarak tutulur ve Milenyum komplosu nedeniyle yeniden FBI ajanlarınca sorgulanır. Masumiyetini kamuoyuna açıkla­ yan Moritanya otoritelerince tekrar salıverilir. 20 Kasım 2001 Moritanya polisi Mohamedou 'nun evine gelerek, yeni bir sorgu için onlarla gelmesini ister. Bu isteğe gönüllü olarak uyarak, kendi otomobiliyle polis merkezine gider. 14 1 MOHAMEDOU OULD SLAHI 28 Kasım 2001 Bir CIA hapishane uçağı Mohamedou'yu Moritanya'dan Ürdün'ün başkenti Amman' daki bir hapishaneye nakleder. Burada Ürdün istihbarat teşkilatı tarafından yedi buçuk ay sorgulanır. 19Temmuz 2002 Bir başka CIA hapishane uçağı, Mohamedou'yu Am­ man'dan alır; elbiseleri çıkarılır, gözleri bağlanır, altına bez bağlanır, zincirlenir ve Afganistan'daki ABD Bagram Askeri Hava Üssü'ne getirilir. Guantiınamo Günlüğü'nde­ ki olaylar bu sahneyle başlar. 4 Ağustos 2002 Bagram 'da iki hafta süren sorgudan sonra, Mohamedou, Guantinamo'ya uçurulacak 34 diğer mahkumla birlikte bir askeri nakliye uçağına tıkılır. Grup, 5 Ağustos 2002'de tesise ulaşır ve yerleştirilir.
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