Posted on 01/26/2005 1:46:29 PM PST by Cornpone
The four British men who returned home from Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday have been released without charge by police.
Moazzam Begg, Martin Mubanga, Feroz Abbasi and Richard Belmar were due to leave Paddington Green police station on Wednesday night, Scotland Yard said.
They had been questioned by anti-terrorist officers in the UK after being held at the camp in Cuba for three years.
The men had been accused by the US of having links to al-Qaeda.
Family reunion
They are now being reunited with their families at a location of their choice, police said.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Shortly before 9pm four men arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 on January 25 were released without charge.
"This followed liaison between police and the Crown Prosecution Service."
He said the men had been interviewed by anti-terrorist officers after being arrested under section 41 of the act, which referred to the alleged involvement in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Mr Abbasi, 24, Mr Belmar, 25, Mr Mubanga, 32, all from London and Mr Begg, 36, from Birmingham, returned to the UK on Tuesday evening in an RAF plane.
Washington had claimed all four were "enemy combatants" who trained at camps run by al-Qaeda.
The Pentagon says they were freed after the UK government promised they would not be a threat to the national security of the US or any of its allies.
"The Guantanamo Four"
Is that a BAND like the DAVE CLARK FIVE?!
"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you....
THE GUANTANAMO FOUR!!!!!!"
Caught up in a war not of their making while on a beach vacation in Trashcanistan. You crack me up.
I like your style. As a bonus, you have flushed some critters from under the baseboards.
He's clearly a piece of crap, and should still be in custody. However, you have (and not allegedly) stated here in this thread that you wanted to maim and kill Brits and Muslims. So what does that make you?
People I know go to Afghanistan and Iraq and fight these baseturds, while you rant with your big mouth, hiding out safely at home. That's why I called you on your rant, not because of any 'liberal tendencies'. Violent ranting doesn't make you a brave man.
You and your buddy Yehuda are very brave, in your minds. Men I know go to Iraq and Afghanistan to fight these baseturds. They don't rant from their safe homes, they act. What have you and Yahuda done, other than mouth off?
Absolutely!
But the joke is on us.
They have also apparently taken a hard line with our new Sec.of State over Iran as well.
One would begin to believe that Iran will achieve nuclear armed status without much interference, in fact protection, of the Euros.
One might also wonder is the first detonation might occur across the pond.
It would destroy our economy as well, but Sovereignty rights just cannot be violated! (they magnanimously state repeatedly)
It's those darn Jooz that are causing all this trouble and the Yanks are in on it.(their papers of record claim)
Sarcasm sorta.......................................(sorta)
tic tic tic tic tic tic....boom!!!
It looks more and more like it's going to take MASS CASUALTIES once again to wake up the west, 9/11 seems to have faded.
I'm unfortunately convinced that day is coming.
I wonder if the DUmbocrat expressions of horror at how terrorists are treated by us will gain traction after a bunch more of us are murdered?
Gee you would think capturing them on the battlefield fighting to kill you would be enuf evidence?
Could not say about this lot. But the firstlot of Brits released had two deemed innocent.
One was taken illegally from Zambia because someone else had used a copy of his passport.
Another had been taken from Afghan jails where he had been held by the Taliban as a US spy and sold to the Americans.
Neither had any connection with terrorism.
That is why we need due process.
They're bait. Every last move these people make is going to be closely followed, in the hopes that they make contact with their bretheren, which will then expose more of Al Qaeda's operations in Britain. It's all part of a subtle, sly operation to emasculate these blighters...which has prevented any September 11th style attacks on this country.
Regards, Ivan
Looks like I missed another interesting exchange of ideas. Someone please PING me while this stuff is going on.I quite simply don't view these men as soldiers.
If we were discussing Iraqi prisoners of war I would not advocate shooting them. However, these men are terrorists and also traitors - they are not soldiers.
They will go back to bomb making classes at the local mosque. Hopefully, the British police will plant undercover cops in their midst and prevent tragedy. It will come to IRA type bombings, though, and soon.
I see a clear difference between terrorists and civilian contractors.
America continues to wage a PC war, in part to appease the UK and other allies. We are at war, make no mistake. Our enemies shouldn't be tried in court as if this were a speeding ticket or Quickie Mart shop lifting charge. It's not a criminal or civil matter. It's war and military rules should apply. At some point there will be another massive attack in the US or perhaps in the UK or France, Germany, and we'll see how long the PC crowd can keep it together.
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