At Guantánamo now, a Yemeni man who has spent nearly half his life as a wartime prisoner, never charged, is making a case for his release before the Periodic Review Board. This was an early prison photo of him. He looks like a middle aged man now, with a trimmer full beard. 
Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman, 40, went before the Virginia-based board by video from Gitmo’s original courtroom at Camp Justice — with no mask and a clean white shirt. It appeared that the linguist and military officer assisting him had been issued N95 masks.
Mr. Uthman said through his representatives that he has matured in his 19 years at Guantánamo, aspires to lead a peaceful life — and start a food cart business in his native Yemen. His family has sent word they can help him to that goal.
The U.S. intelligence community long ago profiled him as a jihadist and Bin Laden bodyguard who was captured after the battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. His lawyer told the interagency U.S. board that other prisoners so identified him under torture, and Mr. Uthman denies it.
Here is what the U.S. intelligence community says is the current basis for his detention.
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