Talk:Aziz Abdul Naji

{copyedit} tag?
Another editor applied a {copyedit} tag, with the edit summary: ''"I think the tone needs work."

But they didn't say what their concern with the tone was. -- Geo Swan 21:29, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Another editor responded to this {copyedit} tag. The other editor didn't explain the purpose of his or her edits. The problem I have with them is that they degrade the accuracy of the article. In particular:


 * I disliked the phrase "withhold"; I feel that it implies that the Bush Administration deprived them of something to which they were entitled, which seems to be the the issue debated in the courts. I agree that "considered" gives the wrong impression as well. I included the part about "enemy combatants" because I felt that, considering that it was the phrase used to defend the continued detainment of the prisoners at Guantanamo by the administration, it was important. That I applied it to Naji was wrong, but I feel that a sentance of two should be given to the label of "enemy combatant". Also, the "Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation..." implies that the US had an obligation to do so, which Bush disagrees with, and the word "evade" gives an implication of slyness. If you find a quote from a critic that says that, then that would be fine.
 * The phrase "merely empowered" gives the implication that they should have been empowered to determine whether the prisoners were lawful combatants or not.
 * The "supreme court" replacement was stupid of me, and I apologise.

Anyway, that's the explaination for my changes, which I should have given in the first place. Mostly, it is what I feel the phrase implies. In other words, it's my opinion, and I don't know how valid it is, if at all. If you would like to change the article back to the way it was before I edited it, feel free. I'm sorry that I took so long in getting back to you. Defenestrating Monday 20:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

{references} tag?
The other editor applied a {references} tag.I'd like that editor to return, and explain what they think requires references. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Aziz_Abdul_Naji&action=edit&section=3 Note: there are almost 800 captives known to have been held in Guantanamo. The wikipedia has articles about over half of them. Most of those articles use the same wording as this article. If the wording in this article should really be changed, then the wording of the several hundred other articles should be changed. That would be a lot of work. Consequently, it is worth a lot of effort to discuss the wording here.
 * That Aziz Abdul Naji was a captive in Guantanamo is authenticated by the reference to the official list of captives.
 * Readers who want references to the implementation of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal can go to the CSRT page.[
 * The allegations are taken directly from the transcript, which is referenced.[
 * I summarized Aziz Abdul Naji's testimony, after reading his testimony, in the transcript, which is referenced.[

Cheers! -- Geo Swan 21:29, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

The Combatant Status Review Tribunal section has no references at all, and considering the amount of press court cases involving the issue received, there should be sources available. Defenestrating Monday 20:19, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Your recent copyedit
I left a note about a recent minor copyedit on the contributor's talk page.

I think it is fair for me to restore the original wording if no one addresses the points I raised about the copyedit of January 14th within a reasonable period of time.

Cheers! -- Geo Swan 00:02, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

The use of "whether"
My recent copyedit involved the use of the word "whether". The use of "whether", I believe, means inclusion of an opposite, and my deletion of that opposite was only in the interest of removing unnecessary words for clarity. It was not done to change the nature of the substance of the article. With respect... Outlook 18:01, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

revert, see talk
I believe there is no record that Aziz Abdul Naji attended his CSRT. Geo Swan 18:44, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Comment
WRT these three edits...

The status field of the infobox now says: "Transfered to Algeria against his will; then detained in Algeria for a few days, now free"
 * 1) Almost every captive, including the 18 Afghan NLECs, and all the Brits, spent a day, or days, being questioned by officials of their government, prior to their release. This was routine.  The non-routine aspect of Aziz Abdul Naji's stay in official custody following his repatriation was that Algeria did not acknowledge he was being questioned by officials.  I question whether it is useful to say he was arrested, or detained, in the status field, if he is currently not detained, but in a supervised release.
 * 2) I have mixed feelings as to whether his status should say he was "transferred against his will". It is important.  We don't know how many former captives were repatriated against their wills.  We can document that a limited number were repatriated against their will.  I am not sure this information belongs in the status field.  Category:Guantanamo internee, transferred against their will, may be appropriate.

Supreme Court was replaced by Supreme Court. Since practically every nation on Earth has a Supreme Court I believe the first wording was appropriate.

The sentence: "Human Rights Watch has heavily criticized the Obama administration for their decision." was replaced by "Human Rights Watch has heavily criticizes the Obama administration for their decision." The second version is not grammatically correct.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 22:25, 29 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Please avoid original research. There are tons of WP:RS. This is headline topic. So it is ridiculous to claim this wouldn't be important.


 * Transfered to Algeria against his will.
 * Forced Return
 * Obama's Deportation of Naji “an act of cruelty 
 * UN experts urge US to ensure no Guantnamo detainees are forcibly returned
 * Guantanamo detainee Naji sent back to Algeria against his will (Headline Washington Post)
 * '''Guantanamo Algerian 'forced home'


 * Your comment concerns me as you either did not check the sources or you try to cover up this fact. You usually do a good job in checking sources. IQinn (talk) 22:46, 29 July 2010 (UTC)


 * The assertion of WP:OR above is wildly inapplicable here. Geo Swan (talk) 14:54, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Please don't characterize other contributors' ideas, or what you think you recognize as other contributors' ideas, as "ridiculous". It is a provocative and inflammatory term, not consistent with compliance with WP:CIV.  Geo Swan (talk) 14:56, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


 * No one claimed that Aziz Abdul Naji's repatriation against his will, wasn't important. In my comment I explicitly said it was important.  I questioned whether it belonged in the infobox status field.  No one is trying to cover up anything here.


 * Some might argue that the involuntary nature of his transfer -- reported to be the first instance the Obama administration forced a captive to leave Guantanamo against his will, merited a whole paragraph of coverage, or even several paragraphs.


 * I am going to ask for third party input as to whether the involuntary nature of his transfer belongs in the infobox.


 * You did not reply to my concern over your change to the SCOTUS link. I am assuming this is a tacit acknowledgment of my point.


 * You did not reply to my concern that almost every former captive spent at least a day, or several days, being debriefed by their governments upon their return, before they were free to go home.   I am assuming this is a tacit acknowledgment of my point.


 * I think the passage added in this edit is unnecessary and could give the impression of POV-pushing. I think our readers will assume that if this information was known to the wikipedia contributors it might already be in the article, and would certainly be in the references we cited.  That we didn't add this information implies it is unknown.  Geo Swan (talk) 15:23, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I added "though it is not known what he had been charged with or what the supervision entailed." The removal of well sourced information is POV pushing. It is important to mention and WP:V WP:RS. I have re-added it to the article. IQinn (talk) 22:15, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

responsible use of tags
In July 2012 a contributor [left a bunch of tags on this article, and similar tags on hundreds of other articles. I thought these tags placed an obligation on the tagger to explain himself, and told him so.

That contributor never came back to provide those explanations, and precipitously left the project a month later.

If the tags remain unexplained, after a reasonable period of time, I will remove them.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 18:17, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

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