Great idea! Why didn’t anybody think of it before? “White House reconsiders holding terror trials in civilian court,” by Julian E. Barnes and Christi Parsons for the Los Angeles Times, March 5 (thanks to Mackie): The White House is considering an end to its effort to prosecute the suspected Sept. 11 plotters in a civilian […]
Former Gitmo detainee said he just wanted to go home — instead, now he’s a jihad leader in Afghanistan
The problem here is that the high command doesn’t want to admit that we are in a war, and that these are combatants, and that it is no surprise when they return to the war when they have the opportunity. And after all, what was done to weaken the Gitmo detainees’ allegiance to jihad while […]
Obama sends Gitmo inmate to Switzerland
In case the jihad in Switzerland needs a boost. After all, more and more inmates from Gitmo are returning to the jihad — and what was done there in any case to prevent that eventuality? Nothing whatsoever. “U.S. sends Uzbek from Guantanamo prison to Switzerland,” from Reuters, January 26 (thanks to Maxwell): WASHINGTON (Reuters) – […]
Ex-Gitmo detainees returning to jihad more than ever
Now 20 percent of former Gitmo inmates have returned to jihad, up from 14 percent last year. The only surprise is that the number isn’t higher, since nothing is or was done at Gitmo to weaken the inmates’ attachment to the jihad and Islamic supremacism — in fact, their attachment to Islam was reinforced by […]
At least 12 former Gitmo jihadis have rejoined the jihad in Yemen
And maybe they’re practicing prestidigitation with explosive trucks. Yet Obama’s plan seems to be only to send more back there. “Freed Guantánamo inmates are heading for Yemen to join al-Qaeda fight,” from The Times, January 5 (thanks to all who sent this in): At least a dozen former Guantánamo Bay inmates have rejoined al-Qaeda to […]
Obama to send six Gitmo detainees back to Yemen
So they can return to jihad. “Six Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay to be repatriated,” by Peter Finn, Sudarsan Raghavan and Julie Tate for the Washington Post, December 18 (thanks to Sr. Soph): The Obama administration is planning to repatriate six Yemenis held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a transfer that […]
Former Guantanamo detainee now top al-Qaeda ideologue
“He was transferred to Saudi Arabia in 2006 where he was placed in a national rehabilitation project.” That’s just worked wonders. Gitmo Recidivism Update. “Former GITMO detainee now al-Qaida brass,” from United Press International, December 4 (thanks to all who sent this in): WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) — A former Guantanamo Bay detainee released to […]
Another spy scandal at Gitmo: Arab and Pashtu interpreters omitted info from their translations of detainee interrogations
Their loyalties, if this is true, were with Islam, not with the United States. That should not be surprising: it is a staple of Islamic thought that loyalty to one’s fellow Muslims trumps all other loyalties. “Another spying scandal at Gitmo,” by Paul Sperry for the Pamela): A number of Arabic and Pashtu interpreters at […]
Yet another former Gitmo detainee returns to jihad
Plus another warning about the dangers of the face veil. “Saudi concern rises over Al Qaeda activity in Yemen,” by Caryle Murphy for The Christian Science Monitor, October 19 (thanks to Sr. Soph): The discovery by Saudi police of two Al Qaeda extremists wearing explosive vests in preparation for an “imminent” suicide attack underscores yet […]
Monthly bonuses for terror suspects
Of course, those jihadists who have been rehabilitated from their errant ways will require cash money to live accordingly. From ADNKI: A Saudi minister has promised to sponsor the weddings of five Saudi nationals who were released from the American detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The assistant minister of interior for security affairs, Prince […]