Yes, although this occurred in Afghanistan and Iraq, too, and it was often not at high-ranking levels. It was dudes turning in their local rivals, getting the double-win of eliminating a rival and collecting $5000 of US taxpayer cash.
Also, taxi drivers who had no clue who their fare was were taken when a baddie was captured. The Coalition forces prudently captured and interrogated the drivers to be sure they didn't actually know who the fare was, rather than entirely field-determine it (as some seem to think we should be doing). Thus, the net was cast wide, knowing many innocents would be caught up. (BTW, I've never been to Gitmo, nor have I taken anyone into custody, but I've spoken with interrogators of these detainees, and my biggest high-school rival was an interrogator for some of the biggies and their drivers...and what I've heard is consistent.)
And how about the anti-Communist Uighurs, who escaped from China into Afghanistan/Pakistan and were picked up by bounty hunters and turned over to us. Some were found to be enemy combatants, but many were cleared. The Uighur detainees cleared of terrorism charges can't be sent back to China or they'll be killed.
There's lots of info out on these anti-Chinese Muslims out there, and it's rather bothersome to me that it's rarely mentioned on FR. It's bothersome that people escaping from a restrictive regime are confined by us for years after being cleared of wrongdoing. We can debate whether training to fight China is an evil act or whether any Muslim weapon training is bad or whatever, but we have cleared these people. For FReepers to ignore the issue seems to fall right into the stereotype of "ignorant conservatives."
In any case, summing up, the flag shouldn't be kept hidden, and we shouldn't mistreat those who might not be guilty.
I’m a reservist and a guy I served with in a previous unit did a stint in Gitmo as an interregator.
We didn’t talk much about the details of his job, but considering what people in that part of the world make, $5000 to say your biggest rival is AQ would be mighty tempting.
I also thought the Uighurs were sent to Bermuda.
We are still holding 100s ...not sure exactly..of Mariel boatlift Cubans whose criminal status is either profound....or undetermined
for 30 years now
they were going to send back the final 1500 to Cuba but since that meant likely exectuion they have just kept them here
many are just unstable folks no one claimed ever
there are always history’s black holes..but I think the Ughurs were released to a third party nation