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"It is cheap, basic and widely available around the world. Yet the Casio F-91W digital watch was declared to be "the sign of al-Qaida" and a contributing factor
by ecdavis 12y ago
"It is cheap, basic and widely available around the world. Yet the Casio F-91W digital watch was declared to be "the sign of al-Qaida" and a contributing factor to continued detention of prisoners by the analysts stationed at Guantánamo Bay.
Briefing documents used to train staff in assessing the threat level of new detainees advise that possession of the F-91W – available online for as little as £4 – suggests the wearer has been trained in bomb making by al-Qaida in Afghanistan."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/25/guantanamo-files-casio-wristwatch-alqaida http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/25/guantanamo-file...
- MichaelGG 12y agoAvailable on Amazon for ten bucks: http://www.amazon.com/Casio-F91W-Digital-Sports-Watch/dp/B00KZA5O4W http://www.amazon.com/Casio-F91W-Digital-Sports-Watch/dp/B00... Looks nice enough for what it is and the price.
- shanemhansen 12y agoRead the 3rd review. "USAF approved". Apartment it's common for US military to wear.
- tim333 12y agoThe 4th review is amusing.
- spyder 12y agoSo if you have an enemy just buy him that watch as a gift. :) :(
- rsync 12y agoThere are online communities dedicated to modding and improving casio watches ... here is a modded F-91W: http://forums.watchuseek.com/f17/casio-f91w-mod-negative-display-diy-757778.html http://forums.watchuseek.com/f17/casio-f91w-mod-negative-dis...
- kbart 12y agoHeh, I had the same watch as a child and many of my friends did too. I don't think it's a sign of al-Qaida or any other particular group. These watches just were (probably still are) very popular in developing nations because they are cheap and trustworthy (unlike Chinese counterparts of the same price range).