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| Repentant Yemeni al-Qaeda to be pardoned |
| 2004-10-27 |
| Yemen will release dozens of detainees suspected of belonging to al-Qaida after they have repented and renounced violence, reports said Monday. The daily September 26, which reflects the government position, said "dozens of people detained for belonging to al-Qaida but who have announced their repentance ... will be among prisoners expected to be released by presidential pardon" before the end of Ramadan. The paper quoted sources as saying those who will be released "have signed a commitment to respect the constitution and laws and to refrain from violence and from harassing foreigners whose countries are linked to Yemen with treaties and agreements." The sources noted only al-Qaida suspects who were not involved in any violent or criminal acts will be released. Hammoud Hattar, head of the government's committee for dialogue with extremists, said between 80 and 90 suspects will be released in the coming few days. The Yemeni government has released 353 al-Qaida suspects in the last two years. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 Yemen will release dozens of detainees suspected of belonging to al-Qaida after they have repented and renounced violence, reports said Monday. Ha ha ha. They "repented". Say, any Yemenis in the market for some transportation infrastructure? I have something to sell at a bargain basement price... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-27 4:22:52 PM |
| #3 He was a good boy and even memorized parts of the Koran in prison, especially the jihad passages. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-10-27 10:35:42 AM |
| #2 (Oct 17-04 AP) U.S. military officials say that despite being freed in exchange for signing pledges to renounce violence, at least seven former prisoners of the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to terrorism, at times with deadly consequences. At least two are believed to have died in fighting in Afghanistan, and a third was recaptured during a raid of a suspected training camp in Afghanistan, said Lt. Cmdr. Flex Plexico, a Pentagon spokesman. Others are at large. Additional former detainees are said to have expressed a desire to rejoin the fight, be it against U.N. peacekeepers in Afghanistan, Americans in Iraq or Russian soldiers in Chechnya. Signing a release agreement means nothing...they are soldiers of God not pawns of men. Kick ass! Taken names! No prisoners! |
| Posted by: RN 2004-10-27 10:26:18 AM |
| #1 Repentance fever! Catch it! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-27 10:22:20 AM |