Esquire
Of the 171 prisoners still there, only about two dozen are hardened militants and war criminals. Most are like Noor Uthman Muhammed —hapless men who were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Alleged terrorist Noor Uthman Muhammed is sentenced to 14 years. But he will be released after 34 months if he provides testimony that can be used for future commissions and trials.
On the first day of his military commission trial in Guantanamo Bay, alleged al Qaeda terrorist Noor Uthman Muhammed pleads guilty to avoid life imprisonment.
He wakes up at five in the morning and washes away his deep-sea dreams, the hot water spilling off his balding crown, running down his goatee and his bulky paunch...