Ahmad Al Halabi

Ahmad Al Halabi is an American Muslim Airman who served in the U.S. Air Force. He was assigned an interpreter at the military detainment camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Ahmad was accused and detained based on espionage related charges. All espionage charges were later dismissed. Al-Halabi pled guilty to possessing and transporting classified information, violating a general regulation, and lying to investigators. In September 2004, he was sentenced at Travis AFB, California to a bad conduct discharge, 295 days confinement (essentially time served), and reduction to E-1 rank. Al Halabi served with James Yee while at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. At his trial, Al Halabi acknowledged taking documents, but only as souvenirs, or "war trophies." Halabi...