After all, there are more U.S. Consulates to attack. “Al Qaeda, ex-Gitmo detainee involved in consulate attack, intelligence sources say,” from FoxNews.com, September 20: Intelligence sources tell Fox News they are convinced the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was directly tied to Al Qaeda — with a former Guantanamo detainee involved. […]
Pentagon charges Saudi at Gitmo with aiding jihad terror sea attacks
But never fear, they’re working on a plea deal. “Pentagon charges Saudi with aiding terror in al-Qaida sea attacks,” by Carol Rosenberg for the Miami Herald, August 29 (thanks to Kenneth): The Pentagon war crimes prosecutor on Wednesday revived a Bush-era prosecution and charged a Saudi captive at Guantánamo with a 2002 terror attack on […]
Bulgaria jihad mass murderer was released from Guantanamo after being featured in documentary attacking conditions there
UPDATE: Officials deny that the jihad murderer was a Gitmo detainee. Not only is Ghezali a demonstration of how Islamic antisemitism all too often is manifested in blood and murder; he is also a vivid illustration of how the Left’s vociferous opposition to anything and everything that the U.S. does to defend itself kills people. […]
Al-Qaeda magazine found in Guantanamo cell
What a torture chamber Guantanamo is, eh? It’s so horrifically draconian that the terrorized, tortured prisoners lounge around reading the propaganda that their own side, the avowed enemies of the United States, puts out. Meanwhile, a French judge is seeking access to Guantanamo in order to confirm allegations prisoners have made of Qur’ans being desecrated […]
U.S. “agrees in principle” to release top Taliban prisoners, possibly to third country
Earlier reports suggested they would be transferred to Afghan custody. This report also speculates about a possible prisoner exchange for the abducted U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, but notes there is no clear indication that this arrangement is under discussion. Instead, “the releases would be to reciprocate for Tuesday’s announcement from the Taliban that they are […]
“Key al-Qaeda affiliate” and ex-Gitmo detainee killed in Afghanistan
He was released in 2007, even though “the U.S. determined he was a ‘probable facilitator for Al-Qaida members’ and was also thought to have links to Pakistan’s intelligence service.” One hopes his compound yielded some useful intelligence as well. “NATO kills ex-Gitmo detainee in Afghanistan,” by Rahim Faiez for the Associated Press, September 3: KABUL, […]
Some prisoners asked to stay in Gitmo — got special fruits and nuts for Ramadan, Harry Potter books in Arabic, computer lab
But they got no goat to sacrifice — see how they suffer? “Former Army Prosecutor: Some Prisoners “˜Asked to Stay in Gitmo” Rather than Go Home,” by Katie Bell, Andrew Herzog and Pete Winn for CNS News, June 30 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): (CNSNews.com) – Former Army Gitmo prosecutor Kyndra Rotunda told CNSNews.com that some […]
Gitmo detainee who killed U.S. medic in Afghanistan denied clemency
The cocky murderer and war criminal, Omar Khadr, got off with a shockingly light sentence as it was. And the denial of clemency keeps him from going back to the rest of his family of jihad sympathizers and supporters — in Toronto — any sooner. “U.S. military tribunal rebuffs Khadr’s bid for clemency,” by Steven […]
More than 160 prisoners released from Guantanamo had been judged “likely to pose a threat to the U.S.”
But who cares? What could go wrong? “Detainees Transferred Or Freed Despite ‘High Risk,’” by Tom Gjelten, Dina Temple-Raston and Margot Williams for NPR, April 25 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): An NPR investigation of secret military documents from the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay details the system used to assess how dangerous the detainees would […]
Spencer on keeping Gitmo open, Fox Business, April 5
I was on Fox Business’s “Follow the Money” last night discussing Obama’s flipflop regarding the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.