Monday, September 24, 2012

U.S. To Release 55 Guantanamo Detainees

US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared For Release -- Voice of America

The U.S. government has disclosed the identities of 55 prisoners cleared for release from the nation's military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The list represents about a third of the 167 terrorist suspects still in detention at Guantanamo more than 11 years after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Many of the men are from Yemen, where President Barack Obama suspended repatriations in 2010 because of U.S. concerns that prisoners could become involved with al-Qaida militants based there.

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More News On The U.S. Preparing To Release 55 Guantanamo Detainees

US makes public names of 55 Guantanamo detainees to be transferred to other countries -- New York Daily News/AP
Some Guantanamo Bay detainees’ names disclosed -- Washington post
U.S. names 55 Gitmo prisoners cleared to go -- Politico
US names 55 Guantanamo inmates cleared for release -- Deutsche Welle
U.S. Discloses Guantanamo Names -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: Just a word of caution .... previous detainee releases resulted in 27% going back to terrorism and jihad activities.

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