Here.
Lots of allegations of Koran abuse and prisoner mistreatment. It's probably unlikely none are false, but here are some interesting excerpts, all the same:
Notes that "Detainee REDACTED stated that the treatment of the Koran continued to be the reason for his unwillingness to cooperate. REDACTED was asked how the mistreatment of the Koran had taken place. REDACTED stated that the issue continued to be based on what the detainees perceived as the use of the Koran as a weapon. It was taken from them and returned at will, with little consideration for the value which they placed in the book. REDACTED was asked if he had ever seen the Koran mistreated or intentionally mishandled. He had not. REDACTED was asked if he had ever seen the Koran thrown around, tossed on the ground or mistreated in any way. He had not . . . . REDACTED was informed that his case for the proper treatment of the Koran had been taken to higher levels and presented as a serious issue. The effort had been hurt, however, because it had been found that detainees were hiding things within the pages of the Koran. As a result, the guards were required to look through the Koran for their own safety. REDACTED was asked if he could assure camp officials that none of the detainees would ever hide any objects of any kind in their Korans. He stated he could not.
Notes, "Detainee REDACTED, however, reiterated the statement he made during his previous interview on 3/14/03, that he would not provide any information until the U.S. Government and interrogators in Camp Delta changed the way it treated the Muslim holy book, the Koran. When asked for examples when he had personally witnessed the mistreatment of the Koran, REDACTED could offer none. Instead REDACTED referred to general examples of claimed abuse, wherein soldiers, who were non-believers, had touched the book when searching it.
Notes that detainee was informed by FBI agent " that he was able to convince the Commanding General to allow the interviewing agent to return the Koran to REDACTED. In reality, a Department of Defense order from the Secretary of Defense mandated all detainees, regardless of reward level, would have a Koran which could not be taken away."
I don't for a second think if it wasn't alleged Koran abuse, there would no other reason not to co-operate.
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