Two men released from the US “war on terror” prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have appeared in a video posted on a jihadist website, the SITE monitoring service reported.
One of the two former inmates, a Saudi man identified as Abu Sufyan al-Azdi al-Shahri, or prisoner number 372, has been elevated to the senior ranks of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, a US counter-terrorism official told AFP.
Three other men appear in the video, including Abu al-Hareth Muhammad al-Oufi, identified as an Al-Qaeda field commander. SITE later said he was prisoner No. 333.
A Pentagon spokesman, Commander Jeffrey Gordon, on Saturday declined to confirm the SITE information.
“We remain concerned about ex-Guantanamo detainees who have re-affiliated with terrorist organizations after their departure,” said Gordon.
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“By Allah, imprisonment only increased our persistence in our principles for which we went out, did jihad for, and were imprisoned for,” al-Shihri was quoted as saying.
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The latest case highlights the risk the new US administration faces as it moves to empty Guantanamo of its remaining 245 prisoners and close the controversial detention camp within a year.
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Uncle Dave _you_ don’t get it. The Jihad will end when the entire world bows down to Mecca 3/4 times a day.
That will be when the last infidel dies.
It may not end then because they don’t all agree.
P.S. For the brain dead who never bother to read what these people say about themselves they state that they rejoined the Jihad after doing time. That means they were _already_ in the Jihad when captured.
Send them to California.
#59 Fusion said: “My first reaction was they were cheering for the Cardinals in the Super Bowl.”
Wow, they really do hate America.
#64, QB,
Well, they could have been shouting
ARRRGGOOOEESSS
Random thought.
New tracking devices/microscopic nanotechnology used to follow and listen on some of these prisoners to get an inside scoop?
Hmm…am I crazy?
#66, Matty
Hmm…am I crazy?
That would depend upon how much you act like Cow-Paddy.
BUT, if it could go in, it could also be taken out. Then, it would need a long life battery. It wouldn’t work well inside buildings unless a receiver was pretty close. Then add in that it could be detected by any detection equipment.
Good idea, but not something I am aware would work. Yet.
#63: “Uncle Dave _you_ don’t get it. The Jihad will end when the entire world bows down to Mecca 3/4 times a day.”
As I’ve said before, I hate having to explain the obvious…
That is exactly the point I was making. Since the whole world will never be Muslim, the war will never end. Hence, the prisoners will never be released.
#62
On the battlefield prisoners are taken. Doesn’t mean they have to be held indefinitely in limbo.
If we don’t have one why the hell not!? CIA get’s an estimated 1 trillion plus dollars a year.
Yeah I know 1 trillion is an exaggeration. The CIA’s budget is top secret. Basicly a liscense to steal.
haha,Paddy-O
BRUTALLY OWNED
can’t provide evidence….ever…
If his promotion came with a pay increase and an expense account he is doing better than most of us.
#72, Dallas,
ha ha ha, Very good point. I wonder if he gets to fly First Class or has to settle for sitting with the peons.
A lot of them are guilty of fighting while not wearing a uniform. That is a war crime punishable by death. The purpose of a uniform is to distinguish lawful combatants from civilians. Fighting without a recognizable uniform undermines this and hence that is why combatants are required uniforms.
They could have been regular POWs if they would have thought to have T-shirts made up that said Al-Queda and their name. Then again, it would make terrorist acts more difficult, but that is why that rule is part of the laws of war.
Even if we treat them as POWs, then we need to hold them for the duration of the war on terrorism. After the war we can try them for war crimes or let them go.
Colonel Hogan was not constantly demanding a lawyer from Colonel Klink. They recognized that they were there until the end of the war or they escaped.
#74, Benji,
A lot of them are guilty of fighting while not wearing a uniform. That is a war crime punishable by death.
Perhaps you could cite something agreeing that not wearing a “uniform” is a war crime.
Colonel Hogan was not constantly demanding a lawyer from Colonel Klink. They recognized that they were there until the end of the war or they escaped.
OK, now I understand. You get your legal advice from a 1960’s TV comedy show.
I can’t believe we held POWs without trial when at war in Vietnam and Germany. They should have been brought back for trial.
#76, Lyin’ Mike,
I can’t believe we held POWs without trial when at war in Vietnam and Germany. They should have been brought back for trial.
And I can’t believe you are so ignorantly stupid.
POWs during WWI & II were held as POWs. They were not tortured. They were allowed to write and receive letters. They were not kept in solitary confinement. They were not forced to be blind folded and transported thousands of miles while wearing a diaper.
Cow-Paddy,
Where are you? Why can’t you answer the question? Where did Pelosi say she wanted Guantanamo detainees released into the US?
#75
quoted
“# that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance (there are limited exceptions to this among countries who observe the 1977 Protocol I);”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Geneva_Convention#Part_I:_General_provisions
#79, Benji,
So part were you referring to?
Did you read the PART III that reads
Which is all fine and dandy. But my questions to you was
Where is not wearing a uniform a war crime?
Prisoner No.333: only 50% evil!
# 80 Mr. Fusion said, “So part were you referring to?
Every person in enemy hands must be either a prisoner of war and, as such, be covered by the Third Convention; or a civilian…”
What does it matter? That’s not what the Convention states…
COW-PADDY,
So you are back to answer where in the Constitution Congress is forbidden to regulate CEO’s wages or give us a citation where Nancy Pelosi said she wants Gitmo detainees to settle on American soil?
#82, Cow-Paddy,
You are such a troll. Who said it did?
Maybe if you could follow the link you would know these things. Instead you just keep trolling along with pure bullshit.
#80 Again in you missed it:
quoted
“# that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance (there are limited exceptions to this among countries who observe the 1977 Protocol I);”
Not wearing a uniform makes them a spy and as such they may be killed.
# 85 Benjamin said, “Not wearing a uniform makes them a spy and as such they may be killed.”
As was done by Axis & Allied military units in WW2. No Constitutional problem at all. The worst was wearing the uniform of the enemy you were fighting. That got you shot on the spot by whoever had a loaded gun.
And exactly why did Bush let them go?
Because he’s so incompetent he couldn’t even convict 2 senior Al Qaeda officials, but grannys are getting rectal strip searches at airports just in case.
I think Paddy-RAMBO has tacitly admitted he is full of shit.
Congratulations, Paddy-RAMBO. Admitting your problem is the first step to recovery.
By the way, japanese internment camps had a rather odd effect on many japanese later in life. Many joined communist terrorist groups out of bitterness towards the west. Japanese citizens were captured among PFLP in Palestine (People’s Front for the Liberation of Palestine). Many japanese fight as mercenaries as well in far flung obscure wars all over the world.
Sometimes a wrong stays on a people’s psyche. heck, there’s rednecks who STILL are angry about the civil war.
…ok you clowns, -all of you.
WAKE the F UP!! get a clue.. this is a propaganda piece to make sure the left-right arguments & hate towards each other continue and prevent you from seeing through the one world bull. (and ensure you stay divided)
jeezes…look at these two..they dont look even LOOK like they spent 1 day in hardship or on the battlefront. they’re too well fed and too light skinned for dessert fighting imo..and whats with the pinky ring? -cia puppets? (al-qaeda was created by the cia, dont forget)
plus..the guy on the left is using a long barrel rifle and the guy on the right might have a AKS-74U both of which *long cartridges* -yet they have what looks like 9MM NATO/45 ACP rounds?? who uses short ammo in a long barrel AK-47 type weapon..? Uzi/MAC-10/11 types use short ammo.
this is a crap story meant to make sure you keep your eye off the ball and on your neighbor..
wake up people and stop buying into this crap.
-s
#85, Benji,
Not wearing a uniform makes them a spy and as such they may be killed.
So civilians are open season now? Now again, you said uniforms. Where in your link does it say “uniforms are required”.
Further, if you read the passage (from your link), captives are EITHER prisoners of war OR civilians. There is no middle ground called “enemy combatants”. If they are civilians they need to be tried in a court of law in a fair trial. If they are POWs they need to be treated as such. Nowhere is torture allowed.
so I’ll ask it again,
Where is not wearing a uniform a war crime punishable by death? You posted it now show us the legal citation.
#83 – Mr Fusion
>>So you are back to answer where in the
>>Constitution Congress is forbidden to
>>regulate CEO’s wages or give us a citation
>>where Nancy Pelosi said she wants Gitmo
>>detainees to settle on American soil?
Paddy-RAMBO and ‘tempt MUST have answered these outstanding questions already. Right? I missed their replies.
What were they??