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Pakistanis and Afghans released since 2009...

After a fist look there have been no Pakistanis released from Guantanamo, since 2009.

Could there have been Afghans, released since 2009, who could be mistaken for Pakistanis, as it is a very loose border...

Geo Swan (talk) 16:50, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

suspects

I looked at the Pakistanis and it doesn't look like any of them are good candidates. Here are some (incomplete) files with my rough work.

• User:Geo Swan/Pakistani weight records pointers - the non-wiki links are all to particular pages of https://web.archive.org/web/20081109191207/http://humanrights.ucdavis.edu/resources/library/documents-and-reports/gtmo_heightsweights.pdf scholars at UC Davis amalgamated all the small files the DOD published with the height and weight records. They are in numerical order, except for some out of order entries around ISN 900. About two dozen people didn't have a height listed.

• User:Geo Swan/Pakistani weight records -- I listed the height of every Pakistani who was over 68 inches tall. The only Pakistani to be released during the right period is Hafez Qari Mohamed Saad Iqbal Madni, the former child prodigy, who appeared on the Arabic show that celebrates kids who can recite the whole Koran. But he is only 65 inches.
• User:Geo Swan/Afghans repatriated from Guantanamo 2007 to 2012 -- relatively few Afghans, in this period. In 2007 the DoD spent a huge whack of money to add a new wing to a huge maximum security prison the Soviets built. This American wing could house several hundred captives. It was staffed by Afghan guards trained, equipped and paid by the USA. It had a courtroom built in. Prior to its opening repatriated Afghans were all just let go -- catch and release. After its 2007 opening all Afghan captives were transferred here, to "stand trial". So your guy could have been transferred as early as 2007, and spent several years in Pul-e-Charkhi, and still been truthful when he said he spent 9 years in US custody. Being in the American wing of Pul-e-Charkhi was only nominally in Afghan custody.

I'll keep working on this.

Of coursr I have been following the news, and you guys remain in my thoughts.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 13:38, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

New Page Reviewing

Hello, Geo Swan/archive. As one of Wikipedia's most experienced Wikipedia editors, Would you please consider becoming a New Page Reviewer? Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; currently Wikipedia needs experienced users at this task. (After gaining the flag, patrolling is not mandatory. One can do it at their convenience). But kindly read the tutorial before making your decision. Thanks. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 08:32, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

I would second that, Geo Swan, I think you could bring a lot to New Page Patrol, and you might well enjoy it too. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 20:19, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination of Amy Chang for deletion

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A suggestion

Based on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amy Chang, I'd suggest that you abandon any attempt to write an article on John Chang (wine merchant) and focus on the incident which makes the case notable (namely the arrest and detention of Chang and Lu). It might save us all some unnecessary bother. World's Lamest Critic (talk) 14:32, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

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Hello, Geo Swan/archive. AfC submissions Random submission 3+ months 2,549 pending submissions to update I recently sent you an invitation to join NPP, but you also might be the right candidate for another related project, AfC, which is also extremely backlogged. Would you please consider becoming an Articles for Creation reviewer? Articles for Creation reviewers help new users learn the ropes of creating their first articles, and identify whether topics are suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Reviewing drafts doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia inclusion policies and guidelines; currently Wikipedia needs experienced users at this task. (After requesting to be added to the project, reviewing is not mandatory. One can do it at their convenience). But kindly read the reviewing instructions before making your decision. Thanks. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 02:34, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

New Years new page backlog drive

Hello Geo Swan/archive, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Announcing the NPP New Year Backlog Drive!

We have done amazing work so far in December to reduce the New Pages Feed backlog by over 3000 articles! Now is the time to capitalise on our momentum and help eliminate the backlog!

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