War of the Encyclopaedists
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Monkey smirked.
“Now get out of here,” Montauk said. “And tell whoever you found to come to the CP.” He turned to Olaf as Monkey skipped out. “I wouldn’t worry about him. That kid’s a little hustler.”
Olaf raised an eyebrow.
“And who knows,” Montauk said. “Maybe we’ll get some real intel out of this.”
BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH IRAQI INFORMANTS
* * *
SWORN STATEMENT
For use of this form, see AR 190-45; the proponent agency is PMG.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY:Title 10, USC Section 301; Title 5, USC Section 2951
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE:To document potential criminal activity involving the US Army, and to allow Army officials to maintain discipline, law, and order through investigation of complaints and incidents.
ROUTINE USES:Information provided may be further disclosed to federal, state, local, and foreign government law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, child protective services, victims, witnesses, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Office of Personnel Management. Information provided may be used for determinations regarding judicial or non-judicial punishment, other administrative disciplinary actions, security clearances, recruitment, retention, placement, and other personnel actions.
LOCATION: CP 11DATE: 20041026TIME: 0930
Mehmet Soufan, ~35 YO Local National Male, states the following:
I know who kill the translator Aladdin. I am working down Karada Dahil at the Al-Sulimeneyeh intersection to sell food. I sell produce. People come up to my stall and talk about all the dead people in the Tigris River in Karada. That everyone sees dead people in the Tigris River. The man is named Ahmet. He says he sees groups of men in black cars by the Tigris a short distance from the food store. I think maybe they are putting people in the river. I think they are not from Baghdad. They are maybe from Fallujah. The man Ahmet says he sees them drive black cars and park near the river.
Q, 2LT Montauk.
A, Mehmet Soufan.
Q: How did Ahmet see the cars?
A: He lives in an apartment near the water. He can see cars from his apartment.
Q: How do you know Ahmet?
A: I see him at my food store.
Q: Did you yourself see the black cars?
A: No.
Q: Can you tell Ahmet to come here and tell us about the black cars near the river?
A: No.
Q: Why not?
A: Ahmet moved away to Hit.
Q: When was that?
A: Two weeks ago.
Q: Who do you think killed Aladdin?
A: I don’t know, but I think maybe Al-Qaeda or Iranian. I am Shia.
Q: Why do you suspect Iranians?
A: Because they are enemies to Iraq.
Q: I see. Do you think it may have been the Israelis?
A: Yes, I think it was maybe the Israelis.
Q: Because they are enemies to Iraq?
A: Yes. Enemies to Iraq and to America.
NOTES:
Witness actually finds it plausible that IDF murdered Aladdin. Hate/fear of Israelis is probably normal among locals and may not be indicative of credibility one way or the other. Black cars by the river sounds about right, but not very useful. No real way to locate witness in Hit. Witness wore dark mustache, smelled like cologne and rotting vegetables. At one point, he withdrew a fig from his pocket, smelled it, and put it back in his pocket. Weird tic—Google symbolism of figs? Ali Gorma acted as translator for Mehmet Soufan. Nothing follows.
DA FORM 2823, OCT 2004
PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE
APD LC v1.01ES
SWORN STATEMENT
For use of this form, see AR 190-45; the proponent agency is PMG.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY:Title 10, USC Section 301; Title 5, USC Section 2951
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE:To document potential criminal activity involving the US Army, and to allow Army officials to maintain discipline, law, and order through investigation of complaints and incidents.
ROUTINE USES:Information provided may be further disclosed to federal, state, local, and foreign government law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, child protective services, victims, witnesses, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Office of Personnel Management. Information provided may be used for determinations regarding judicial or non-judicial punishment, other administrative disciplinary actions, security clearances, recruitment, retention, placement, and other personnel actions.
LOCATION: CP 11DATE: 20041026TIME: 1630
Walid Mahmoud Khazal, ~40 YO Local National Male, states the following:
I have information about the terrorist that killed the translator Aladdin. He is Ahmet Mohammed Ali from Sadr City. He lives in the Housseini apartment building on Palestine Way. Near the bus station in Sadr City. He is a terrorist in the Mahdi Army. He leaves letters for people who work for Americans saying he will kill them for Muqtada Al-Sadr. He left a letter for the translator Aladdin taped to his door. I know because Aladdin was a student at Baghdad University and I am a professor of Mathematics. Ahmet Mohammed Ali worked at the university as a cleaner but then was fired because he joined the Mahdi Army and was mujahideen. He was threatening university students and then was fired. He put letters on their lock boxes with tape saying mujahideen will kill their families. So he was fired. Everyone knows he is mujahideen and killed Aladdin, but they are afraid of Ahmet Mohammed. So they won’t tell the Americans and the Iraqi Police won’t go to Sadr City.
Q, 2LT Montauk
A, Walid Mahmoud Khazal
Q: Did Ahmet Mohammed Ali tell you he killed Aladdin?
A: My students told me that Aladdin found the letter on his door. Aladdin was kidnapped one week later.
Q: When did Aladdin find the letter?
A: September 20 about.
Q: Where is the letter?
A: I don’t know.
Q: What apartment number is Ahmet Mohammed Ali’s?
A: Apartment is 306 Housseini Apartments in Sadr City. His mobile number is 01285936618.
Q: Who else lives in the apartment?
A: I don’t know.
Q: What does Ahmet Mohammed Ali look like?
A: Maybe 25, beard, big and tall.
Q: Do you have anything else to add?
A: I work in Algebraic number theory. I studied in the United Kingdom.
Q: How can we contact you?
A: My phone is broken. But you can call my neighbor Aziz. His number is 01285818663.
NOTES:
Witness was eager and well composed. A math professor at Baghdad U. Copied and forwarded statement to TF3/8 S-2 for processing/follow-up. Provided CP3 contact card. No translator was necessary, as witness spoke English. Nothing follows.
DA FORM 2823, OCT 2004
PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE
APD LC v1.01ES
SWORN STATEMENT
For use of this form, see AR 190-45; the proponent agency is PMG.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY:Title 10, USC Section 301; Title 5, USC Section 2951
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE:To document potential criminal activity involving the US Army, and to allow Army officials to maintain discipline, law, and order through investigation of complaints and incidents.
ROUTINE USES:Information provided may be further disclosed to federal, state, local, and foreign government law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, child protective services, victims, witnesses, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Office of Personnel Management. Information provided may be used for determinations regarding judicial or non-
judicial punishment, other administrative disciplinary actions, security clearances, recruitment, retention, placement, and other personnel actions.
LOCATION: CP 11DATE: 20041028TIME: 0815
Nadirah Ayad, ~45 YO Local National Female, states the following:
I am the mother of Aladdin. Aladdin was at home with me when men came in with masks and put their hands on me. Six or maybe eight American soldiers with masks on, and about half of them are black. I was trapped in my room with the black soldiers, who were putting their hands all over me. When it was over, Aladdin was gone. I am having trouble hearing after the attack.
Q, 2LT Montauk
A, Nadirah Ayad
Q: You are Aladdin’s mother?
A: Yes.
Q: I’m very sorry for your loss. Aladdin was a good man.
A: Okay.
Q: Do you know who killed your son?
A: It was the American soldiers. The black ones.
Q: What was the American soldiers?
A: They were.
Q: What about them?
A: They are who killed my son, Aladdin.
Q: Why would they do this?
A: So that there would be no one can tell about how they put their hands all over me.
Q: You are Aladdin’s mother?
A: Yes. I tell you this already.
Q: And what did Aladdin look like?
A: You ask a mother how her own son looks? Do not insult me.
Q: I’m sorry.
A: Will you punish the blacks who put their hands all over me?
Q: We’ll look into it.
NOTES:
Ali Gorma acted as translator for Nadirah Ayad. Nothing follows.
DA FORM 2823, OCT 2004
PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE
APD LC v1.01ES
SWORN STATEMENT
For use of this form, see AR 190-45; the proponent agency is PMG.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY:Title 10, USC Section 301; Title 5, USC Section 2951
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE:To document potential criminal activity involving the US Army, and to allow Army officials to maintain discipline, law, and order through investigation of complaints and incidents.
ROUTINE USES:Information provided may be further disclosed to federal, state, local, and foreign government law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, child protective services, victims, witnesses, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Office of Personnel Management. Information provided may be used for determinations regarding judicial or non-judicial punishment, other administrative disciplinary actions, security clearances, recruitment, retention, placement, and other personnel actions.
LOCATION: CP 11DATE: 20041029TIME: 1115
Ahmet Mohammed Ali, ~25 YO Local National Male, states the following:
I’m coming to tell you that a man is telling lies about me because he owes me money.
Q, 2LT Montauk
A, Ahmet Mohammed Ali
Q: What lies is he telling?
A: He says I am mujahideen and that I killed a translator. I did not kill anyone.
Q: Who is saying this?
A: Walid Mahmoud Khazal.
Q: Who is Walid Mahmoud Khazal?
A: He is a part-time worker at the university. He owed me money and then didn’t pay me back, but I told him he needed to pay me back. He owed me money from before this war when you come and invade. Then he says he can’t pay me on time so I give him more time. Then he says that he doesn’t owe money from before the Americans came because there is new government now. But I say, it is the same, I gave you money, you give me back the money. But he says no, I will not give you the money. So I say okay I will take your truck. Then he says that I will tell the Americans that you are mujahideen and they will put me and my family in Abu Ghraib. But I say no, I am not mujahideen, soldier Americans know I am not mujahideen, you must give me the money or I take your truck.
Q: Do you know anything about Aladdin?
A: Who is Aladdin?
Q: Aladdin is my translator who was killed by mujahideen.
A: No.
NOTES:
Unlikely that witness would come to CP11 to clear his name if he were actually responsible for the death of Aladdin. Possible that this type of Judge Judy issue is responsible for some percentage of INTSUM VBIED warnings? Ali Gorma acted as translator for Ahmet Mohammed Ali. Nothing follows.
DA FORM 2823, OCT 2004
PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE
APD LC v1.01ES
SWORN STATEMENT
For use of this form, see AR 190-45; the proponent agency is PMG.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY:Title 10, USC Section 301; Title 5, USC Section 2951
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE:To document potential criminal activity involving the US Army, and to allow Army officials to maintain discipline, law, and order through investigation of complaints and incidents.
ROUTINE USES:Information provided may be further disclosed to federal, state, local, and foreign government law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, child protective services, victims, witnesses, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Office of Personnel Management. Information provided may be used for determinations regarding judicial or non-judicial punishment, other administrative disciplinary actions, security clearances, recruitment, retention, placement, and other personnel actions.
LOCATION: CP 11DATE: 20041029TIME: 1805
Aliya Hussein, ~50 YO Local National Female, states the following:
My home is in the Green Zone. When the bombing started I drive from Baghdad to Hillah to escape the bombing. After the Americans come I come back to my home with my sons and sister, but there is a Shia family living in my house. I told the American soldiers and give them my ID card and they promised to give me the house back from the Shia. I told the police that it was my house, but the policeman officer is Shia and is giving Sunni house to Shia. I am Sunni. This is in 2003. I am living in Hillah now with my husband’s sister. They told to me to not go back to Baghdad, but I believe that the Americans and Bush are good and friends to Iraq.
Q, 2LT Montauk
A, Aliya Hussein, wife of Mohammed Sayed Hussein
Q: Do you have information about the murder of the translator Aladdin?
A: Yes, I have information. I will give you information about Al-Qaeda. I only want my home back.
Q: Tell me what you know and I’ll see about getting your home back.
A: I want my home back.
Q: We’ll do our best, but first I need some information. What can you tell me about Aladdin?
A: I want my home back.
NOTES:
Unable to process this claim. Provided her with a claims form to present to the IAC at CP3. Ali Gorma acted as translator for Aliya Hussein. Nothing follows.
DA FORM 2823, OCT 2004
PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE
APD LC v1.01ES
SWORN STATEMENT
For use of this form, see AR 190-45; the proponent agency is PMG.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY:Title 10, USC Section 301; Title 5, USC Section 2951
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE:To document potential criminal activity involving the US Army, and to allow Army officials to maintain discipline, law, and order through investigation of complaints and incidents.
ROUTINE USES:Information provided may be further disclosed to federal, state, local, and foreign government law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, child protective services, victims, witnesses, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Office of Personnel Managemen
t. Information provided may be used for determinations regarding judicial or non-judicial punishment, other administrative disciplinary actions, security clearances, recruitment, retention, placement, and other personnel actions.
LOCATION: CP 11DATE: 20041030TIME: 1010
Ali Mohammed, ~19 YO Local National Male, states the following:
I work at a DVD shop. I have information for you that you want.
Q, 2LT Montauk
A, Ali Mohammed
Q: You have information about Aladdin?
A: Yes.
Q: Did you know who Aladdin was?
A: Yes, he was translator who was killed.
Q: Did you know him before he was killed?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you know who killed him?
A: I heard.
Q: What did you hear?
A: I sell DVD.
Q: Okay.
A: Yes I have a shop down not too far.
Q: And did you hear at the shop?
A: Yes. I hear about Aladdin in the shop. We sell all kinds of DVD. Drama. Music Video. We have Freaky Freaky.
Q: Is that how you know Aladdin?
A: Yes, Aladdin loves DVD. He came to the shop. He like drama, he like Freaky Freaky. You like Freaky Freaky?
Q: No. Yes, but I don’t care. I want information about Aladdin.
A: You want Freaky Freaky?
Q: No. I want information about Aladdin.
A: Okay. I don’t know Aladdin too much. He liked the Freaky Freaky DVD. We have many for good price.
Q: Are you trying to sell me DVDs?
A: No.
NOTES:
Ali Gorma acted as translator for Ali Mohammed. Nothing follows.
DA FORM 2823, OCT 2004
PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE
APD LC v1.01ES
SWORN STATEMENT
For use of this form, see AR 190-45; the proponent agency is PMG.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY:Title 10, USC Section 301; Title 5, USC Section 2951