Five More Prisoners Released From Gitmo
President Obama is releasing five more prisoners from Guantanamo Bay and sending them to Kazakhstan.
Click here for reuse options!The two men from Tunisia and three from Yemen had been cleared for release from the prison by a government task force but could not be sent to their homelands. The U.S. has sent hundreds of prisoners from Guantanamo to third countries but this is the first time Kazakhstan has accepted any for resettlement.
Their release brings the prison population at Guantanamo to 127, according to a Pentagon statement.
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 Yemenis are Asim Thabit Abdullah Al-Khalaqi, who is about 46; Muhammad Ali Husayn Khanayna, who is about 36; and Sabri Mohammad al Qurashi, about 44.
All five had been captured in Pakistan and turned over to the U.S. for detention as suspected Islamic militants with ties to Al Qaeda. None of the men were ever charged and a government task force determined it was no longer necessary to hold them.
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StoneyCurtisll December 31st, 2014 at 10:57
After being held for nearly 15 years without being charged with any terrorist ties, I guess it’s about damn time.
StoneyCurtisll December 31st, 2014 at 11:57
After being held for nearly 15 years without being charged with any terrorist ties, I guess it’s about damn time.
mea_mark December 31st, 2014 at 11:02
Now that we have tortured and institutionalized them, I wonder how they feel about America?
mea_mark December 31st, 2014 at 12:02
Now that we have tortured and institutionalized them, I wonder how they feel about America?
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker December 31st, 2014 at 11:50
Not only is this Gitmo prison/torture center a blight on our entire nations history, it’s also the single greatest recruitment tool for radical terrorist organizations around the world.
Take a bow Cheney, Bush and Rumsfeld.
Suzanne McFly December 31st, 2014 at 11:54
No way, do you really believe blind hatred towards an entire religion causes them to want to end our greatness? /s
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker December 31st, 2014 at 12:50
Not only is this Gitmo prison/torture center a blight on our entire nations history, it’s also the single greatest recruitment tool for radical terrorist organizations around the world.
Take a bow Cheney, Bush and Rumsfeld.
Suzanne McFly December 31st, 2014 at 12:54
No way, do you really believe blind hatred towards an entire religion causes them to want to end our greatness? /s