Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterReleased detainee now Yemen al-Qaida commander (AP)
Published 1/24/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - A released Guantanamo Bay terror detainee's re-emergence as an al-Qaida commander in Yemen highlights the difficulty President Barack Obama faces in his efforts to close the detention facility and decide the fates of U.S. captives.
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