Posted on 12/31/2014 1:29:06 PM PST by Kaslin
Overnight, five more Guantanamo Bay detainees were released from American custody as the process of emptying out the prison facility accelerates. That brings the total of Guantanamo detainees released just this month to nine.
The two men from Tunisia and three from Yemen — who have been at the camp for a dozen years — had been cleared for release from the prison by a government task force but could not be sent to their homelands, Fox News reported on Wednesday.
Of the approximately 800 Guantanamo prisoners who were housed in that facility during the Bush administration, only 127 now remain.
The U.S. identified the Yemenis as Asim Thabit Abdullah Al-Khalaqi, who is about 46; Muhammad Ali Husayn Khanayna, who is about 36; and Sabri Mohammad al Qurashi, about 44.
According to a 2007 Defense document, posted on The New York Times website, Al-Khalaqi was “assessed” to be part of Al Qaeda and was captured alongside an Al Qaeda commander at Tora Bora.
Al Qurashi, likewise, allegedly got “militant training” at an Al Qaeda training camp and was arrested at an Al Qaeda safe house. Both were assessed to be “medium risk.”
The U.S. identified the Tunisians as 49-year-old Adel Al-Hakeemy, and Abdallah Bin Ali al Lufti, who military records show is about 48.
The Telegraph reported on December 12. This case added to the impression that Qatar has a historical legacy of negligence in the struggle against Islamist extremism that stretches back over two decades, says the report.
Incidentally, Qatar is the nation that accepted the return of the Taliban Five, a set of high-ranking Taliban prisoners released in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in the spring. According to a Taliban statement, those prisoners were visited in October by two senior members of the Haqqani network.
Foxs Catherine Herridge indicated at the time that American officials could not deny the charge
Asked about the Taliban statement, and the reported meeting between known members of the Haqqani terror network and the former Guantanamo detainees, neither the government of Qatar nor the CIA provided comment. Significantly, no denial was issued.
The Pentagon, contacted about the report in advance of Tuesdays briefing, appeared to be on the same talking points — also offering no denial, and no detail.
These prisoners have to go somewhere, and without formal charges it will not be a facility in a Western nation. Qatar and Yemen, a nation the Pentagon believes cannot prevent Guantanamo detainees from rejoining al-Qaedas ranks, are out of the question. So, a new relationship with Kazakhstan is a relatively welcome development.
The writing is on the wall: Guantanamo Bay is going to be a ghost town before the end of the Obama presidency. Of all the places that detainees eligible for release might end up, Kazakhstan is high on the list of suitable candidate countries. At least, it is for now.
My son, it is imperative that you get control of Gitmo. Do you read me correctly?
He probably has a deal with them to wait for their next terror attack on the U.S. until after he leaves office.
Why not, Islamist terror has obviously been defeated and is no longer a threat.
/sarc
So the terrorist attack could be blamed on the republican administration, like they tried to blame the 9/11/2001 attack on President Bush
Guantanamo Bay is going to be a ghost town before the end of the Obama presidency.”
Doubtful, more than likely it will be the new command center for the Cuba/Iran partnership in Terror. After he cede it back to Cuba of course, should be this summer.
Exactly.
Exactly why he’s been meeting with Sharpton, exactly why this faux Sony email hack was going on, all to draw attention away from The One releasing his Mudslime bros from Gitmo, something he tried to do his very first day in office Jan. 20th 2009. Above EVERYTHING else, that was his #1 priority the second he took office. Democraps in all their brilliance put the enemy into the nations highest office and just so the little bitch didn’t have to hear any criticism, 2 cops are now dead not to mention more being targeted. Anyone read this?
You will see that the Jihadis are Freed?
Yes my King, I'll make it sure they are sent safely to ISIS/Al Qaeda.
Why is it the only one who doesn’t know GITMO prisoners have returned to terror is the POTUS.
I trust every infantryman and rifleman will have pictures of these thugs when they are going through training. They will be seeing them on the battle field in the near future.
I trust every infantryman and rifleman will have pictures of these thugs when they are going through training. They will be seeing them on the battle field in the near future.
I’ve believed that for a long time. The next terror attack will happen with a GOP President unless someone has the sack to expose this current President which isn’t going to happen.
Emperor Zero knows his time is running out. Something very, very bad is cooking. You know it is.
Maybe our new Congress will have the guts to try and convict him for treason—but I doubt it.
RESIDENT OBAMA WINS ANOTHER MAJOR AWARD
Abdullah Mohammedullah dullah: "Don't worry that they might think you are a Muslim helping your brothers locked-up in GITMO.. You're black, remember??!!!!"
What Could Go Wrong? Obama Frees Nuclear Terrorist from Gitmo
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, December 31, 2014
God help us
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