ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɪkstiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt kˈæɹəl ɹˈoʊzənbˌɜːɡ, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə maɪˈæmi hˈɛɹəld, ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðætðə ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kəmˈɪʃən pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːɾɚz ɐnˈaʊnst tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz hɐdbɪn lˈeɪd ɐɡˈɛnst tˈɑːɹɹɪk ˈælsˈæwə.
On December 16, 2008 Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Miami Herald, reported that the Guantanamo military commission prosecutors announced charges had been laid against Tariq al-Sawah.