Kerry on Gitmo Detainee Who Returned to Terrorism: ‘He’s Not Supposed to Be Doing That’

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Kerry on Gitmo Detainee Who Returned to Terrorism: ‘He’s Not Supposed to Be Doing That’

BY: Aaron Kliegman February 24, 2016 5:45 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry lamented Wednesday that a terrorist who the Obama administration released from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay subsequently returned to fight for al Qaeda, telling lawmakers “he’s not supposed to be doing that.”

Appearing before the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kerry made the statement while testifying about the State Department’s budget request for the fiscal year 2017.

During the hearing, Sen. Mark Kirk (R., Ill.) asked Kerry for his thoughts on Ibrahim al Qosi, the former Guantanamo detainee who is now a prominent al Qaeda leader, and had staffers hold up a picture of the terrorist for Kerry to see.

“Let me just ask one question,” Kirk said to Kerry. “I want to show you a picture of Ibrahim al Qosi, who was recently released by the administration to the Sudanese, and he appeared on some al Qaeda videos recruiting people for AQAP [al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula].”

Kirk went on to say, “Now that he’s out, I would hope we would end the policy of issuing terrorists to terrorist nations, and where they can get out.”

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I'm speechless............

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I’m less than speechless.

[SkyDancer]

I for one am gobsmacked. He really went back to terrorism after all the love and affection we showed him at Gitmo?

[stocksthatgoup]

Here’s Johnny!

[txnativegop]

Does Kerry possess a functional frontal lobe?

[Army Air Corps]

Does Kerry’s IQ even approach room temperature?

[Lurkinanloomin]

Yeah and he wouldn’t be doing that if he had a .45 slug in his head like he should have had.

[Army Air Corps]

He has the cognitive ability of a cabbage.

[Celtic Conservative]

The stupid is strong with this one.

CC

[Lurker]

Ropes and trees. At this point there is no other way.

L

[Libloather]

Maybe they didn’t pay the terrorist enough dough?

[pilgrim]

If paid at all, he would be using it to further the cause!

[MtnClimber]

Kerry should be charged as an accomplice.

[bgill]

Ooooh, someone’s going to get a sternly written letter.

[txnativegop]

I think your statement is an insult to all cabbages everywhere! LOL

I was thinking that Kerry had more in common with rocks, than with a vegetable.

[Tennessee Nana]

He pinky promised !!!

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’m totally amazed at Old Horseface’s brilliance.

[Mouton]

Just have him stay in gitmo till we get the scumbag back.

[Army Air Corps]

Perhaps Johnny Jihad needed more hugs and a Safe Space.

[Libloather]

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