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.
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.