DoD Releases Names of Gitmo Detainees Under FOIA

As the result of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the Associated Press, the Department of Defense has released more than 5,000 pages of unredacted documents from tribunals at Guantanamo. The documents provide the names of some of the 490 detainees being held at the military base in Cuba. [BBC; Washington Post] The documents are available online at the DoD's FOIA website. [DefenseLink.mil] I am in the process of sorting out what is new from what has previously been released, but I believe this page contains most of the new documents. The Washington Post's compilation of names is a good resource for comparison. [Washington Post]

The release of Guantanamo detainees' names is a significant step towards restoring the credibility of the DoD's counterterrorism interrogation process, which has a crucial role in the prevention of future terror attacks against the United States.