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121 Guantanamo Detainees to be Released to Saudi Authorities |
2005-09-25 |
Saudi citizens detained at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay will soon be released and handed over to the Saudi authorities, as talks between US officials and their counterparts in the Kingdom reach the final stages, Asharq al Awsat has learned. Ahmad Mazhar, head of a team of lawyers hoping to return the detainees to Riyadh told Asharq al Awsat his country had taken large steps towards ensuring its 121 detainees are handed back. He hoped US/Saudi discussions would conclude after the last details are agreed on and indicated that the Saudi government had been in constant contact with Washington since learning Saudi men were being held at the military base in Cuba. Meanwhile, the US government and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) discussed how to end the hunger strike started by a number of detainees, mostly from countries of the Persian Gulf , on the 8 th August, in protest at their continued incarceration without trial. Dr. Amer al Zamaly, advisor to the ICRC on Muslim affairs, told Asharq al Awsat the international organization was closely following the hunger strike and greatly concerned about their health condition. He called upon Washington to ensure the prisoners’ health did not deteriorate further and insisted the reasons behind the hunger strikes needed to be addressed. Al Zamaly also said the US government needed to understand the harsh psychological and physical conditions the detainees were suffering from which cause depression, hopelessness, a range of illnesses and epidemics. |
Posted by:Fred |
#12 You can find one item posted today by Dan Darling to page 2; some relevant quotes:
So they basically surrounded the house and then shelled it into oblivion... now I'd like to know the criteria they use to decide when to release or when to use artillery, but at the present I don't know what it is and the situation seems quite opaque to me. | |
Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-09-25 21:13 |
#11 I don't recall ever reading about a Soddi execution of an islamonazi. Does anyone? I mean I know they execute Western people for having beer and bibles and such, as well as the occasional pakiwaki or Indian, but I doubt a "Lion of Islam". |
Posted by: Brett 2005-09-25 18:03 |
#10 explain that, for every one of these mooks recaptured or killed by our troops, we will kill 5 princes |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-25 17:57 |
#9 Looks like a Saudi prison fire coming up. :) |
Posted by: djohn66 2005-09-25 15:11 |
#8 The Saudi's will release them: Saudi frees ex-Guantanamo inmates This story makes it look like the entire Gitmo Saudi population will be released. Go on jihad, attempt to commit genocide, get caught, do three years in Camp Cupcake where the infidels dare not touch the Koran they provide. Go home and become the neighborhood hero. Quite the deal. The only way these shits should be sent back to Saudi is with their heads and torsos in separate packages and a bill for services rendered. |
Posted by: ed 2005-09-25 13:59 |
#7 Ima thinkr that AmNasty Internationale better follow these guys on the plane to the Magic Kingdom to ensure that their rights are upheld. Of course, the lawyers might face the block if they get *ahem* too enthusiastic in the defense of these Saudi chaps. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-09-25 13:32 |
#6 Guys, the Saudis will execute them. What's 121 jihadis to the Saudis? They turn out that many at a single high school graduation. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-09-25 09:18 |
#5 If they are released by SA, it will just clarify our lines. If they are not released, then maybe there is a ray of hope. I will wait and watch. |
Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2005-09-25 06:41 |
#4 No, phil_b. Basing on what happenned after Afghanistan they will be immediately released and they will be realeased at Medina who in Muslim tradition is the place where Muslim warriors lick their wounds before mounting newer attacks on the infidels. |
Posted by: JFM 2005-09-25 06:28 |
#3 They are about to learn what harsh conditions and hopelessness really mean. I love it when this kind of thing happens. If Gitmo is bad, then SA will be much worse. But no one can say this. |
Posted by: phil_b 2005-09-25 05:44 |
#2 What a perfect occasion for mass public beheadings! The Saudis could show the civilized world with one (121) stroke(s) (pun intended) that they will not tolerate extremism. I'm holding my breath. How soon will we start dinging these guys in Afghanistan and Iraq? |
Posted by: Old Marine 2005-09-25 04:53 |
#1 whats the f<>@king point. |
Posted by: Snaling Cravitle9413 2005-09-25 00:53 |