Spc Timothy Book

“ Jim McGarrah, Director of OARDEC. “Because of the highly unusual nature of the Global War on Terrorism and because we do not want to detain enemy fighters any longer than is necessary, DoD has taken this unprecedented and historic action to establish a process to permit enemy fighters to be heard while hostilities are ongoing. ”

“ The ARB does not determine guilt or innocence. “We consider all the information that is reasonable and relevant and we make a recommendation whether the detainee fighter can be released, transferred, or continued to be detained,” said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chito Peppler, OARDEC PAO.
“We seek to balance the safety and security of the American people, and our coalition partners, with the rights of each individual,” said McGarrah. “The American people who we represent deserve it; they expect nothing less.” ”

“ For each EC, an ARB panel considers all information in the government’s possession; information (if any) provided by the EC; and any input received from the detainee’s home country and family. Some of the main factors considered by the ARB in assessing each EC and developing its recommendation are: the extent of the threat a detainee may continue to pose to the US and its coalition partners if released or transferred; the detainee’s level of intelligence value; whether the detainee is under investigation for potential charges of war crimes ”