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Sounds to me that this Administration has let this guy remain in captivity for a long while, saving him until a time where they needed some good PR. Some time in this past week, a meeting was held in the White House to come up with ways to save the President's approval ratings. And in this meeting, someone stepped forward and said something like:

"Hey, we could always get the Taliban to release that prisoner they have been holding for the last five years. We were already planning on releasing five prisoners from Gitmo next month anyway. Give the Taliban a call and get them to agree to exchange Sergeant Whats-his-name for the Gitmo freedom fighters plus two or three million in cash. Just don't say anything to the press about the cash."