Yemen Foreign Minister Abu Baker Kurbi said Thursday that the U.S. authorities will release seven Yemenis from the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Kurbi was quoted by the weekly "September 26" as saying the government was informed of the imminent release by Washington a few days ago. "There is a special official committee in charge of following up the cases of Guantanamo prisoners and coordinating arrangements for the repatriation of the freed ones," Kurbi said. But U.S. lawyers defending the Yemeni prisoners in Guantanamo expressed fears that once freed, the prisoners might be re-arrested in their home countries.
| OK, we'll keep them locked up then. |
| Quiz for the lawyers and their fellow traveller lefties: you've just been convicted of a serious crime. The judge offers you a choice of where you'll serve your sentence -- a) your state's maximum security prison b) a Turkish prison c) Gitmo Choose. |