James Yee
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James Joseph Yee
Early life
Yee, a
Career
Guantanamo
In his appointed role as chaplain, Yee ministered to Muslim detainees held at
All court-martial charges against Yee were dropped on March 19, 2004, with Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller "citing national security concerns that would arise from the release of the evidence,"
After Guantanamo
In October 2005 Yee published his book, For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire.[10][11] In it, Yee described an escalating series of problems, including the role he says was played by
The people down in Guántanamo probably know as much about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida as any private in the military would know what's going on inside the Pentagon.
In July 2006, Yee was stopped at the border while returning from a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, to see Cirque du Soleil. It was Yee's first trip outside the U.S. since he was discharged from the army. He was detained at the border for 75 minutes. Yee commented, "Perhaps this is an indication I'm still of interest to the federal government."[14]
On October 19, 2007, Syrian television broadcast its interview with Yee, in Arabic, where he discussed Koran desecration on the part of the U.S. military.[15]
In December 2007, Yee made a statement on Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks, who he regularly counselled while working at Guantanamo Bay. He said that he did not feel Hicks was a threat to Australia, and that "Any American soldier who has been through basic training has had 50 times more training than this guy."[16]
Yee was a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention from Washington's 9th congressional district, pledged to support Barack Obama.[17]
Yee has spoken about what he witnessed at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to audiences around the world.[18]
Personal
In 1991, Yee converted from
References
- ^ "James Joseph Yee". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ Rivera, Ray. "A Rising Star", The Seattle Times, January 9, 2005. Accessed April 7, 2008. "Jimmy, as his parents called him, grew up Lutheran in the small New Jersey town of Springfield."
- ^ Fonda, Daren. "Were They Aiding The Enemy?", Time (magazine), September 28, 2003. Accessed November 19, 2007. "One of five children born to devout Chinese Lutherans, Jimmy, as he was known at Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield, N.J., was a champion wrestler, an ace student and "a low-maintenance guy," according to his coach."
- ^ a b "Military's "espionage" case against Guantanamo chaplain collapses". World Socialist Web Site. 2003-12-17. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ Goodstein, Laurie; Kershaw, Sarah; Lewis, Neil A. (September 25, 2003). "Army Chaplain in Detention Sought to Teach About Islam". The New York Times. New York, NY.
- ^ "James Yee: an unlikely enemy of the state". The Portland Alliance. 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ a b "Muslim chaplain proposes to resign", by James Polk and Bob Franken, CNN, 5 May 2004
- ^ "Charges dismissed in Yee case" Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, United States Southern Command Public Affairs Office, 19 March 2004
- ^ a b Mitchell, Melanthia (October 17, 2005). "Vindicated Army Chaplain Recalls Ordeal". Kitsap Sun. Bremerton, WA. Associated Press.
- ISBN 1-58648-369-2.
- ^
James Yee, Aimee Molloy (2005-10-10). "For God and country: faith and patriotism under fire". ISBN 978-1-58648-369-2. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ For God and country, pages 74, 107, 119
- ^ "The Strange Case of Chaplain Yee". The New York Review of Books. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2008-05-01. "reprinted". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2005-12-23. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "Former Army Chaplain Is Stopped at Border". The New York Times. 2006-07-24. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ Former Muslim Chaplain of Guantanamo Prison, James Yee, Tells of the Desecration of the Koran during Interrogation, transcript, Middle East Media Research Institute, October 19, 2007
- ^ Tom Miletic (2007-12-31). "Hicks not a threat: chaplain". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Yahoo News, 2008-05-20, retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Nazry Bahrawi (2008-11-22). "INSIDE GUANTANAMO BAY". Singapore Today. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ The Ordeal of Chaplain Lee
External links
- JusticeForYee.com
- Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Deborah Potter interview Archived 2013-03-10 at the PBSOctober 7, 2005
- Fmr. Army Chaplain James Yee on the Abuse of Prisoners at Guantánamo, His Wrongful Imprisonment and Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the Military - Democracy Now(audio/video) (1 hour)
- The Strange Case of Chaplain Yee, New York Review of Books (December 15, 2005)
- 余上尉父母纽约筹款 chinapressnewyork.com.
- Mercury News article on the dropping of charges against Yee
- USA Today cover story on the dropping of charges
- The Ordeal of Chaplain Yee USA Today. (May 16, 2004)
- Muslim U.S. Army Chaplain Resigning, Wants Apology, Reuters. (Aug 3, 2004)
- How Dubious Evidence Spurred Relentless Guantánamo Spy Hunt, New York Times. (Dec 19, 2004)
- Muslim Chaplain Recalls Guantánamo Ordeal, Newsday, October 4, 2005 (or [1]
- American Muslim Armed Forces and Veteran Affairs Council (AMAF and VAC)
- Download MP3 or listen to James Yee interviewed by The Progressive magazine
- Appearances on C-SPAN