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littlurl.com - 1/25/2009
2 Ex-Detainees in Qaeda Video - NYTimes.com
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two former Guantánamo Bay detainees now appear to have joined Al Qaeda ’s Yemeni branch, which released a video on Friday showing them both and identifying them by their names and Guantánamo detainee numbers. American counterterrorism officials have already confirmed that Said ...
nytimes.com - 1/23/2009
Freed by U.S., Saudi Becomes a Qaeda Chief
— nytimes.com — The emergence of a former Guantánamo Bay detainee as leader of Al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch underscores the... potential complications of closing the detention center. > (more) Freed by U.S., Saudi Becomes a Qaeda Chief

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google.com - 1/24/2009
AFP: Two ex-Guantanamo inmates appear in Al-Qaeda video
— google.com — 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP) 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 ... (more) AFP: Two ex-Guantanamo inmates appear in Al-Qaeda video

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Where Will Detainees From Guantánamo Go?
nytimes.com - 1/25/2009
Where Will Detainees From Guantánamo Go?
— nytimes.com — Lawmakers wrestled with the implications of bringing dozens of the 245 remaining inmates onto American soil. >... (more) Where Will Detainees From Guantánamo Go?

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The Jawa Report:  Rehabilitated Saudi Al-Qaeda Reappear in New Yemeni Terror Organization

Armies of Liberation:  Rehabilitated Saudi Al-Qaeda Reappear in New Yemeni Terror Organization

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Rehabilitated Saudi Al-Qaeda Reappear in New Yemeni Terror Organization
The Jawa Report — ... DOD estimates detainees released thus far have a ten percent recidivism rate , with 61 of over 500 returned to the battlefield. New York Times identified the Saudis as Said Ali al Shihri and Mohamed Atiq Awayd al-Harbi. Yemen’s president announced that the US will repatriate 94 Yemeni detainees within three months. Yemen is building a rehab center, and the FBI this week delivered a half million dollars worth of biometric collection equipment including mobile fingerprint sets. US Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Seche noted this week on ...

Rehabilitated Saudi Al-Qaeda Reappear in New Yemeni Terror Organization
Armies of Liberation — ... DOD estimates detainees released thus far have a ten percent recidivism rate , with 61 of over 500 returned to the battlefield. New York Times identified the Saudis as Said Ali al Shihri and Mohamed Atiq Awayd al-Harbi. Yemen’s president announced that the US will repatriate 94 Yemeni detainees within three months. Yemen is building a rehab center, and the FBI this week delivered a half million dollars worth of biometric collection equipment including mobile fingerprint sets. US Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Seche noted this week on ...

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