S. HRG. 113–872 CLOSING GUANTANAMO: THE NATIONAL SECURITY, FISCAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JULY 24, 2013 Serial No. J–113–22 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( CLOSING GUANTANAMO: THE NATIONAL SECURITY, FISCAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS S. HRG. 113–872 CLOSING GUANTANAMO: THE NATIONAL SECURITY, FISCAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JULY 24, 2013 Serial No. J–113–22 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 26–148 PDF WASHINGTON : 2018 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont, Chairman DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California CHUCK GRASSLEY, Iowa, Ranking Member CHUCK SCHUMER, New York ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah DICK DURBIN, Illinois JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota JOHN CORNYN, Texas AL FRANKEN, Minnesota MICHAEL S. LEE, Utah CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware TED CRUZ, Texas RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut JEFF FLAKE, Arizona MAZIE HIRONO, Hawaii KRISTINE LUCIUS, Chief Counsel and Staff Director KOLAN DAVIS, Republican Chief Counsel and Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DICK DURBIN, Illinois, Chairman AL FRANKEN, Minnesota TED CRUZ, Texas, Ranking Member CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut JOHN CORNYN, Texas MAZIE HIRONO, Hawaii ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah JOSEPH ZOGBY, Democratic Chief Counsel SCOTT KELLER, Republican Chief Counsel (II) C O N T E N T S JULY 24, 2013, 2:02 P.M. STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Page Cruz, Hon. Ted, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas ..................................... 4 Durbin, Hon. Dick, a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois .............................. 1 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 90 Feinstein, Hon. Dianne, a U.S. Senator from the State of California ................. 6 Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont .................... 5 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 93 Whitehouse, Hon. Sheldon, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island ...... 7 WITNESSES Witness List ............................................................................................................. 33 Eaton, Paul D., Major General, U.S. Army, Retired, Fox Island, Washington .. 9 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 46 Fryday, Joshua M., Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Washington, DC ................................................................................................... 14 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 67 Gaffney, Frank J., Jr., President, Center for Security Policy, Washington, DC .......................................................................................................................... 12 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 72 Massimino, Elisa, President and Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights First, Washington, DC ................................................................................................... 16 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 76 Pompeo, Hon. Mike, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas ... 28 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 39 Smith, Hon. Adam, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wash- ington .................................................................................................................... 26 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 34 Xenakis, Stephen N., Brigadier General, M.D., U.S. Army, Retired, Arlington, Virginia ................................................................................................................. 10 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 51 QUESTIONS Questions submitted to Paul D. Eaton by Senator Klobuchar ............................ 95 Questions submitted to Joshua M. Fryday by Senator Klobuchar ...................... 96 Questions submitted to Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., by Senator Klobuchar ................ 97 Questions submitted to Elisa Massimino by Senator Klobuchar ........................ 98 Questions submitted to Stephen N. Xenakis by Senator Klobuchar ................... 99 ANSWERS Responses of Paul D. Eaton to questions submitted by Senator Klobuchar ....... 100 Responses of Joshua M. Fryday to questions submitted by Senator Klobuchar 109 Responses of Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., to questions submitted by Senator Klobuchar .............................................................................................................. 108 Responses of Elisa Massimino to questions submitted by Senator Klobuchar ... 102 Responses of Stephen N. Xenakis to questions submitted by Senator Klobuchar .............................................................................................................. 105 (III) IV Page MISCELLANEOUS SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Washington, DC, statement .............................................................................................................. 144 Amnesty International USA, New York, New York, statement .......................... 208 Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York, statement .............. 183 Cabot, Howard Ross, et al., on behalf of detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed, statement .............................................................................................................. 191 Center for Victims of Torture, The (CVT), St. Paul, Minnesota, statement ....... 153 Coalition for Security, Liberty and the Law, Washington, DC, October 7, 2009, letter ............................................................................................................ 289 Coalition for Security, Liberty and the Law, Washington, DC, December 20, 2012, letter ............................................................................................................ 287 CODEPINK: Women For Peace, Washington, DC, July 16, 2013, letter ............ 160 Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Washington, DC, statement ... 146 Ellis, Peter, on behalf of detainees Walid Zaid and Mohammed Haidar, state- ment ...................................................................................................................... 201 Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), Washington, DC, state- ment ...................................................................................................................... 159 Hetrick, Joseph K., Esq., on behalf of detainee Mohammad Zahir, statement .. 139 Hoar, Joseph P., Gen., U.S. Marine Corps, retired, et al., July 24, 2013, letter ...................................................................................................................... 166 Irvine, David R., Brig. Gen., U.S. Army, retired, Salt Lake City, Utah, state- ment ...................................................................................................................... 223 Jacob, Beth D., et al., on behalf of detainee Mohammed al-Zarnouqi, state- ment ...................................................................................................................... 142 Lehnert, Michael, Maj. Gen., U.S. Marine Corps, retired, statement ................. 214 Lincoln Square Legal Services, Inc., on behalf of detainee Sanad al-Kazimi, July 22, 2013, letter ............................................................................................. 136 Malone, Daniel C., on behalf of detainee Haji Wali Mohammed, statement ...... 221 Marshall, David, Seattle, Washington, on behalf of detainee Ahmed Adnan Ajam, statement ................................................................................................... 207 Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Washington, DC, statement ................ 172 Nashiri family on behalf of detainee Abdel Rahim, July 16, 2013, letter ........... 182 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Washington, DC, statement ...................................................................................................... 177 National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT), Washington, DC, statement .............................................................................................................. 264 O’Hara, Matthew J., Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of detainee Umar Abdulayev, statement .............................................................................................................