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5 Saudi Captives Released From Guantanamo
Fred, feel free to move this to Home Front if it fits better there.Five Saudis were released from the U.S. military prison for terrorist suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and returned home Thursday, the Saudi interior minister, Prince Nayef, said. Five? Not sure this is the signal I'd want to send right after the bombing. The U.S. Navy is holding more than 100 detainees from Saudi Arabia at Guantanamo. In all, approximately 660 detainees from 42 countries are detained at the base. Saudi Arabia has said it wants its citizens to come home. Russia, Sweden, Britain and Pakistan have made similar requests. "You can have them when we're done with them." Prince Nayef said Saudi Arabia would continue its efforts to bring back its citizens ``to be tried by legal and just courts as part of the country's rejection of all kinds of terrorism.'' As Fred says, cut a few heads off and then we'll believe you're serious. U.S. officials have long said that some prisoners could be released if their countries could guarantee they would deal with them appropriately. Thursday's release came three days after suspected al-Qaida terrorists attacked Riyadh's foreign residential compounds in suicide attacks that killed 34 people. Not sure this is the connection we want to make. Posted by: Steve White 2003-05-16 |
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