Many of the men testify they were against the Taliban -- though some boasted of fighting with the militia that protected al-Qaeda leader Bin Laden before the US military attacked them.
"It was my obligation, my duty," says one prisoner.
Some challenge the definition of enemy combatant, admitting they were fighting foreign occupation in their regions but were not against the US or its allies.
One prisoner accused of being a member of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a Pakistani group with alleged links to al-Qaeda, points to the disputed territory of Kashmir and says the struggle was backed by Pakistan, an ally of the US. India and Pakistan claim Kashmir.
"If you consider this organization a terrorist organization, then you should consider the Pakistan government a terrorist country," he said.
One of the longest filings came from Feroz Abbasi, a British prisoner freed from Guantanamo this year. US authorities accused Abbasi of training at a camp run by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and meeting bin Laden, but he was never charged.
He denies the US allegations and provides tribunal members with more than 100 pages of a scribbled biography that talks of a painful puberty and suicidal college years outside London.
Abbasi began his testimony by quoting Malcolm X, the slain black Muslim leader: "I did not come here to condemn America. I want to make that very clear. I came here to tell the truth and if the truth condemns America then she stands condemned."
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