longwarjournal.org - 1/28/2009
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Judge Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a Guantánamo detainee’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus today. The detainee, Ghaleb Nassar al Bihani, is a citizen of Yemen who has been detained at Guantánamo since January 2002. The Associated Press reported that ...
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Bill Roggio: The Jihadi Brothers
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Wednesday, 28 January 2009 A D.C. court ruled that Ghaleb Nassar al Bihani, a detainee at Guant namo, is being lawfully detained as an enemy combatant. Al Bihani is one of several brothers who served al Qaeda in some capacity. read ...
Not So Fast!
Power Line —
... persuasive. But, then again, the issue is awfully complicated:
"We are not at a point where we can say this country takes in three (inmates) and that one five, we are not there yet ... it is a very complex issue, it is not yes or no, black or white," de Kerchove said, pointing to complex legal and security implications.
It's funny how problems start getting more complicated once there's a Democrat in the White House.
Meanwhile, Tom Joscelyn profiles one of those being held at Gitmo, whom the Associated Press tried to ...
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