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The United States is investigating the extent of Syria's role in alleged espionage at the Guantanamo detention center for hundreds of Afghan war prisoners, a top general said, as a probe widened to other US services.An Air Force translator, Senior Airman Ahmad al-Halabi, was arrested July 23 on charges of espionage and aiding the enemy by attempting to send intelligence, names and serial numbers of prisoners to Syria, and carrying a laptop computer with 180 classified notes for delivery to Syria."If it turns out that this guy is guilty, and it turns out that he was talking to Syria...

<p>September 25, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - An Air Force translator at the terrorist prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was caught downloading secrets from the military's ultra-secure computer network and e-mailing the files to Syria, Pentagon officials revealed yesterday. The brazen act of betrayal by Syrian-born Air Force Senior Airman Ahmad al-Halabi, 24, was among new details that emerged in the spy scandal at the high-security prison that could involve four other officers.</p>