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The group of 17 detainees expected to be transferred out of Guantanamo Bay as early as this week includes “multiple bad guys” and “Al Qaeda followers,” a source who has reviewed the list told Fox News.
Little is known publicly about which prisoners are being prepared for transfer, but the Obama administration has notified Congress it plans to ship out 17 detainees – some of whom could be transferred within days.
While the identities of the men are closely held, the source who spoke with Fox News said it includes “multiple bad guys … not taxi drivers and cooks.”
This is a reference to the administration’s transfer of Ibrahim al Qosi to Sudan in 2012. Despite entering a “re-integration program,” the one-time cook for Usama bin Laden has now fled to Yemen, where he is among the leadership of Al Qaeda in Yemen. That transfer is now said to be a source of considerable heartburn for the Obama administration.
As for those on the docket for immediate transfer, the source told Fox News the administration will not identify the detainees until they are relocated in their new home countries -- because knowing who they are in advance would create further roadblocks and increase the controversy.
Multiple countries have agreed to take the men, in small groups, and the source said some of the countries were so-called first timers -- a reference to the fact those countries had not taken Guantanamo detainees in the past.
The move to clear out 17 detainees is seen as part of the administration’s long-term plan to ultimately shutter the detention camp.
The transfer of 17 prisoners would bring the number of detainees left down to 90 – the bulk of whom cannot be transferred to another country.
Many in Congress, though, fiercely oppose any plan to bring those detainees to the U.S.
President Obama in his year-end news conference justified the closure of the detention camp, claiming “Guantanamo continues to be one of the key magnets for jihadi recruitment.” But the Middle East Media Research Institute, or MEMRI, which tracks jihadist propaganda, said that terrorist groups have moved on from using Guantanamo in their recruitment efforts.
“The topic of Guantanamo prisoners appeared rather frequently in Al-Qaeda's propaganda in past years,” MEMRI’s Eliot Zweig said. “However, the topic has received little to no attention in the last year or two ... Gitmo hasn’t received much attention in official ISIS releases.”
Actually, the entire situation was regretable...I am no fan of Pres Obama.
But I applaud him for freeing these innocent men who have never been charged with a crime or had a trial. ......
Take no prisoners..............which wouldn't give the Liberals the chance to say READ THEM THEIR RIGHTS...............Actually, the entire situation was regretable...I am no fan of Pres Obama.
But I applaud him for freeing these innocent men who have never been charged with a crime or had a trial. ......
Since they were caught on the battlefield (out of uniform), our troops should have just gone by the terms of the Geneva Conventions and summarily put a bullet in their heads...
Problem solved...
I personally agree with "free flying lessons", just like Hillary and Obama's buddies in ISIS give homosexuals...Take no prisoners..............which wouldn't give the Liberals the chance to say READ THEM THEIR RIGHTS...............Actually, the entire situation was regretable...I am no fan of Pres Obama.
But I applaud him for freeing these innocent men who have never been charged with a crime or had a trial. ......
Since they were caught on the battlefield (out of uniform), our troops should have just gone by the terms of the Geneva Conventions and summarily put a bullet in their heads...
Problem solved...
Perhaps they can be air dropped back home without a parachute.
Spoken like a true terrorist supporter!!!On this issue, our beloved Pres. Obama has shown the courage and wisdom of a true leader.
All true American's should be proud of our ruler. .......
How can praising our wonderful leader be seen as supporting terrorism. ......Spoken like a true terrorist supporter!!!
Simple...How can praising our wonderful leader be seen as supporting terrorism. ......Spoken like a true terrorist supporter!!!
He has made his bed in closing GItmo...........watch your hero as he releases the worst of the worst from there. Perhaps he'll get some Cuban Cigars out of the deal.OP is lying. They're not being "released".
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