Thread: The Incredibly Ridiculous Reason Obama Wants To Release Osama’s Bodyguard From Gitmo

The Incredibly Ridiculous Reason Obama Wants To Release Osama’s Bodyguard From Gitmo

By Steve Straub On June 8, 2014 · 91 Comments · In US


Barack Obama is going to release Osama Bin Laden’s personal bodyguard from Gitmo because he claims he wants to build a milk and honey farm.

Abdel Malik Wahab al Rahabi was Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard until he was captured. President Obama now wants to let him go for the most ridiculous reason.
Via the New York Post:

If you thought President Obama’s release of five top Taliban commanders in exchange for POW Bowe Bergdahl was bad, wait until you see what his Gitmo parole board plans.
Desperate to empty the Guantanamo Bay prison by the end of his term, Obama quietly is giving “get out of jail free” cards for the flimsiest of excuses.
One al Qaeda suspect captured in Afghanistan is considered reformed because he took up yoga and read a biography of the Dalai Lama. Another is eligible for release because of his “positive attitude.”
And one longtime detainee, a former bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, is now harmless because he’s going to start a “milk and honey farm.”
The Periodic Review Board already helped clear 78 of the remaining 149 prisoners for release, documents show, and has scheduled more hearings for this summer.

What do you think about President Obama’s decision to release a battle hardened terrorist, former driver of Osama bin Laden, because he wants to start a “milk and honey” farm?

H/T Gateway Pundit

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Obama to free Gitmo terrorist ‘because he took up yoga’

By Paul Sperry
June 7, 2014 | 9:56pm



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If you thought President Obama’s release of five top Taliban commanders in exchange for POW Bowe Bergdahl was bad, wait until you see what his Gitmo parole board plans.
Desperate to empty the Guantanamo Bay prison by the end of his term, Obama quietly is giving “get out of jail free” cards for the flimsiest of excuses.
One al Qaeda suspect captured in Afghanistan is considered reformed because he took up yoga and read a biography of the Dalai Lama. Another is eligible for release because of his “positive attitude.”
And one longtime detainee, a former bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, is now harmless because he’s going to start a “milk and honey farm.”
The Periodic Review Board already helped clear 78 of the remaining 149 prisoners for release, documents show, and has scheduled more hearings for this summer.
Many of these men were dubbed “forever prisoners” because of the threat they posed to the US — with intelligence officials warning that, if free, they would return to the jihad to kill Americans.
Based on past cases, that’s a good bet.
In a report on detainee recidivism, Obama’s own director of national intelligence this year documented that 178, or 29 percent, of the 614 prisoners already transferred from the prison have been confirmed to have, or are suspected of having, re-engaged in terrorism.
That means for every three freed from Gitmo, one has rejoined the war against us. Intelligence analysts admit their ability to track all former detainees is limited, so the recidivism rate may, in fact, be much higher.
A detainee in an orange jumpsuit is seen being led by US Army military police.Photo: AP

One notorious recidivist, Abdullah Gulam Rasoul, became the Taliban’s operations commander in southern Afghanistan soon after his 2007 release from Gitmo. He was blamed for masterminding a surge in roadside attacks against American troops and organizing assaults on US aircraft in Afghanistan.
Another repeat terrorist is Said Ali al-Shihri, who after his 2007 release ran al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch and helped plan the deadly bombing of the US Embassy there.
Already, one of the five Taliban leaders freed last week in exchange for Bergdahl — Mullah Noorullah Noori — has pledged to return to fight Americans in Afghanistan.
Obama’s terrorist parole board was established in 2011. He appoints its members — officials from the Justice Department, Pentagon, State Department and Homeland Security — without a congressional confirmation process. It is secretive and lacking in accountability.
In setting up the Periodic Review Board, meanwhile, Obama prohibited members from relying on information that has been obtained as a result of “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (in order) to support a determination that continued law of war detention is warranted for a detainee.”
The bias against interrogation evidence potentially opens up the release of some of Gitmo’s hardest cases, including al Qaeda leader Abu Zubaydah, 2002 Bali bombing mastermind “Hambali,” and Mohammed al-Qahtani, the suspected 20th hijacker of the 9/11 attacks.
But these releases won’t cause the same outcry, because it’s being done in virtual secrecy. Already, more than 600 prisoners have been transferred out of Gitmo with little fanfare. Two hundred of them were sent back to Afghanistan.
As defense lawyer David Remes explained to Al Jazeera news network, “The Periodic Review Board is likely to be predisposed to approval to transfer because the idea here is to close down Guantanamo.”

The inmates slated for release include:

GHALEB NASSER AL-BIHANI, 34

Ghaleb Nasser al-Bihani

“He loves yoga”

What he did: Classified as an “indefinite detainee” in 2010 because of the danger he posed to the US. The Yemeni national was captured in 2001 fighting in Afghanistan. The military said he was a troublemaker while in custody, even inciting riots. He was uncooperative in interviews, showing “ill intentions toward the US.” One of his brothers in Yemen is a leader in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terror group’s most lethal branch.

What they say now: His government-appointed lawyer argued he was merely an assistant cook for an unspecified military group. “He has asked for yoga magazines and self-help books,” lawyer Pardiss Kebriaei told the parole board in April, noting he practices yoga in his cellblock and has read biographies of the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr.
In his own plea to the board, Bihani suggested his hostility comes from losing his parents as a boy, saying, “It was hard growing up without a mother or father.” He promised to start a family and live a peaceful life if freed. “I look forward to the day when I can hold my baby in my hands,” he said. Last month, the board said it found his story “credible” and declared al-Bihani “no longer…a threat to the security of the United States.”

MAHMUD ABD AL AZIZ AL MUJAHID, 33

Mahmud Abd Al Aziz Al Mujahid

“Wants a milk & honey farm”

What he did: Served as Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard and was captured after 9/11. The military warns that, if freed, he would likely hook up in Yemen with his brother, “another former bin Laden bodyguard.”
Without explanation, the board blacked out a large section of Mujahid’s testimony dealing with al Qaeda.

What they say now: “Mujahid is a peacemaker,” his lawyer David Remes insisted, adding he “requires no rehabilitation when he returns.”
Mujahid called a character witness — another detainee — who testified that Mujahid had told him he wants to start a “milk and honey farm” in Yemen.
In November, the board cleared Mujahid for release, reasoning he would maintain his good behavior through “extensive family support in Yemen.” Panelists were impressed with his personal statement that, while growing up, “in our household, we were taught politeness, decency and human being [sic].”

ALI AHMAD MOHAMED AI-RAZIHI, 33

Ali Ahmad Mohamed ai-Razihi

“Has a positive attitude”

What he did: Served as an Osama bin Laden bodyguard. There’s evidence he wrote to his family boasting of his commitment to jihad. The military cautioned officials against believing that “his stated intentions are genuine.”
Curiously, the board withheld Razihi’s written testimony and hearing transcript.

What they say now: In taking him off the threat list, the board cited his “positive attitude.” His personal representative convinced board members that Razihi “has keen business acumen” and seeks to take over the family’s “fruit and vegetable business” in Yemen.
Added the unnamed government advocate: “He’s ready to live out the rest of his days as a peaceful man, a family man and an entrepreneur, and no longer should be considered a continued significant threat to the United States.”
Prisoners in Gitmo at height in 2003: 684
Prisoners left: 149
Cleared for transfer but not yet released: 78
Prisoners, including 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who are considered “high-value detainees” charged with war crimes: 16
Recidivism rate for released prisoners: 29%
Paul Sperry is a Hoover Institution media fellow and author of “Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives Have Penetrated Washington.”

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More Rehabilitated Terrorists Packing Their Bags For a Normal, Quiet Life

Posted on 8 June, 2014 by Rick Wells

Talk about double standards, just as illegal aliens in the United States aren’t prosecuted for document fraud, a crime which leaves Americans incarcerated felons, the standard for rehabilitation if you are a Gitmo detainee is much different from that of an American citizen in a U.S. prison.
While previously those held were regarded as blood-thirsty terrorists, they are now seen in a whole new light. They are viewed more as misunderstood accidental victims of circumstances, who just want to live the American dream, on a battlefield in Afghanistan, killing infidels.
Any claims, no matter how ridiculous, that the prisoners have seen the error of their ways and turned their lives around from feces and urine-throwing animals to model citizens is being given great weight in the desperate run against the clock to close Gitmo.
There is one method that could be used that would provide a better litmus test for whether they have rehabilitated.
A certain percentage of the detainees being considered for release, say half, could be given machetes and placed into a rented house or similar facility with various members of the regime and their immediate family members.
If terrorists “A” can successfully complete a week with John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton or other members of the regime hierarchy, then perhaps they have the self-control to justify their repatriation to their homeland. If not, at least no innocent people were hurt as a result of the administration’s stupidity.
One can imagine that the release rate would drop dramatically when the possible consequences of releasing murderous terrorists has the potential to affect the elite controllers directly.
The New York Post reports that some of the lame excuses being given for releasing the Guantanamo terrorists include taking up yoga, wanting to start a milk and honey farm and having a “positive attitude.”
Maybe Charles Manson should use one of those at his next parole hearing. Just tell the panel “Barack sent me.”
An attorney who represents Gitmo prisoners, David Remes recently told to Al Jazeera news network, “The Periodic Review Board is likely to be predisposed to approval to transfer because the idea here is to close down Guantanamo.”
Some of those to be released in order to further the campaign promise of the conspirator-in-chief are those pictured above.
Ghaleb Nasser al-Bihani who was labeled as a troublemaker while in detention and comes from a family of terrorists, but now just wants to have a family and hold his baby.
Mahmud Abd Al Aziz Al Mujahid, a former Bin Laden bodyguard who wants to become a farmer.
Ali Ahmad Mohamed ai-Razihi who was also a former Bin Laden bodyguard, who now wants to return to Yemen and manage the family fruit and vegetable business.
It’s all political theater, distraction, diversion, and deceit. That’s the American government under B. Hussein Obama.

Rick Wells is a conservative author who believes an adherence the U.S. Constitution would solve many of today’s problems. “Like” him on Facebook and “Follow” him on Twitter.

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