From the New York Times: "After four years of secrecy, the Pentagon released documents on Friday that have the names of detainees at the American military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
"The Bush administration had hidden the identities, home countries and other information about the men, who were accused of having links to the Taliban or Al Qaeda. But a federal judge rejected administration arguments that releasing the names would violate the detainees' privacy and could endanger them and their families. The release resulted from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by The Associated Press."
The testimony of detainees has been posted on the Department of Defense website. Combatant Status Review Board letters and other "detainee related documents" are linked through the Defense Department Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) webpage.
The Associated Press has a webpage on FOIA resources, including an interactive guide on making FOIA requests, that you may find interesting.
Source: Associated Press. "U.S. Reveals Identities of Detainees." New York Times March 4, 2006.
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