From Newsweek:Why did Malaysia release Al Qaeda's bioweapons expert?
A U.S.-trained Al Qaeda microbiologist has been released from jail by the Malaysian government, prompting alarm among American counter-terrorism officials.
"This individual is considered dangerous," said one official, referring to the recent decision to free Yazid Sufaat, a notorious Qaeda operative who once oversaw the group's germ-warfare efforts. The official declined to be identified talking about sensitive information.
Safaat had been in Malaysian custody since December 2001, when he was arrested because of his alleged involvement with Jemaah Islamiyah, a radical south-Asian terror group closely linked with Al Qaeda. But two weeks ago, Malaysia's interior minister, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, announced that Sufaat and five other detained Islamic militants were being freed because "they are no longer a threat and will no longer pose a threat to public order." Albar added that Sufaat "has been rehabilitated and can return to society."
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My Comment: It appears that our friends may not be our friends .... with our safety and security being at the bottom of their list.
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