Guantanamo files show shaky evidence - Boston Globe

In May 2003, for example, Afghan forces captured Prisoner 1051, an Afghan named Sharbat, near the scene of a roadside bomb explosion, the documents show. He denied any involvement, saying he was a shepherd. Guantanamo debriefers and analysts agreed, citing his consistent story, his knowledge of herding animals, and his ignorance of "simple military and political concepts,'' according to his assessment. Yet a military tribunal declared him an "enemy combatant'' anyway, and he was not sent home until 2006.