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.
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.