ˈæbuː bˈækɚ dɪdnˌɑːt ɐtˈɛnd hɪz kˈɑːmbætənt stˈæɾəs ɹᵻvjˈuː tɹaɪbjˈuːnəl, bˌʌt ˈæskt hɪz pˈɜːsənəl ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv tə tˈɛl ðə tɹaɪbjˈuːnəl ðˈæt hiː "wʊd ɹˈæðɚ biː ɪnðə wˈɜːst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dʒˈeɪl ðɐn biː ɐ mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ɪn maɪ kˈʌntɹi.
Abu Bakr did not attend his Combatant Status Review Tribunal, but asked his Personal Representative to tell the Tribunal that he "would rather be in the worst American jail than be a minister in my country.