Guantánamo Bay files: Casio wristwatch 'the sign of al-Qaida'
Casio F-91W, a cheap digital watch sold around the world, was taken as evidence of detainees having bomb-making training.
The Casio F-91W wristwatch, regarded by Guantánamo Bay interrogators as a sign of al-Qaida involvement.
It is cheap, basic and widely available around the world. Yet the Casio F-91W digital watch was declared to be "the sign of al-Qaida" and a contributing factor to continued detention of prisoners by the analysts stationed at Guantánamo Bay.
Briefing documents used to train staff in assessing the threat level of new detainees advise that possession of the F-91W – available online for as little as £4 – suggests the wearer has been trained in bomb making by al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
The report states: "The Casio was known to be given to the students at al-Qaida bomb-making training courses in Afghanistan at which the students received instruction in the preparation of timing devices using the watch.
"Approximately one-third of the JTF-GTMO detainees that were captured with these models of watches have known connections to explosives, either having attended explosives training, having association with a facility where IEDs were made or where explosives training was given, or having association with a person identified as an explosives expert."
More than 50 detainee reports refer to the Casio timepieces. The records of 32 detainees refer to the black Casio F-91W, while a further 20 make reference to the silver version, the A-159W.
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In Afghanistan the only native people with access to several pounds and the internet are sophisticated terrorists.
True, I would bet the rent money the average herdsman in Afghanistan can't even read a clock.
Only in the mornings. Because I hear their breakfast is to die 4.
Is it possible those guys are terrorists? Maybe, but having a watch like that makes me suspicious as well.
Try asking him about the watch and see if he reacts different. Kill if required.
they're not in Guantanamo because they have the watch
they're in Guantanamo because they have explosive training
the watch is only more evidence to support this
it's like you liberals need your hands held to understand the tiniest things.
This'd be pretty great to fuck with random people.
Yeah I doubt that'd work.... It'd prolly make a real terrorist want you to get back to Allah and get dem virgins even faster... He might even think he was doin' you a favor : /