10/15/2001

“…in October 2001, Washington sought the surrender of six Algerian men in Bosnia. At first, the U.S. government followed law-enforcement rules and secured the men’s arrest. But then, after a three-month investigation, Bosnia’s Supreme Court ordered the suspects released for lack of evidence. Instead of providing additional evidence, however, Washington simply switched to war rules. It pressured the Bosnian government to hand the men over anyway and whisked them out of the country–not to trial, but to indefinite detention at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]

 – Foreign Affairs, The U.S. vs. al Qaeda, Pages 137-138