ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ðə sˈɑːbə nˈuːz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt ɪn ɐ fˈoʊn kˈɔːl ˈæftɚ hɪz sˈʌnz dˈɛθ hiː tˈoʊld hɪz fˈæmɪli ðæt hiː fˈɪɹd hiː wʊd biː ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ.
On August 1, 2009, the Saba News reported that in a phone call after his son's death he told his family that he feared he would be assassinated in Guantanamo.