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| Guantanamo inmate captured at 14 ordered freed |
| 2009-01-15 |
| A U.S. federal judge today ordered the U.S. military to release one of its first Guantanamo Bay detainees, a 21-year-old man who has been detained and accused of being a terrorist since he was 14. Mohammed el Gharani, who is of Chadian nationality but had lived in Saudi Arabia, should be released from the U.S. prison in Cuba ``forthwith," U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said in a ruling from the bench. The military had accused el Gharani of being part of Al Qaeda, working for the Taliban and fighting American forces in Afghanistan. However, Leon said those accusations were based on testimony from other Guantanamo Bay detainees, which he found unreliable. El Gharani listened to the ruling by telephone from Cuba but did not react. He could be on his way home to his family in a few weeks, lawyer Zackary Katznelson said. "Judge Leon did justice today." The government can appeal Leon's decision. "We're disappointed by the ruling and will consider our options," Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Send him to Chevy Chase and let him work as Leon's gardner. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back 2009-01-15 12:25 |
| #8 I guess the judge thought he was still in juvie and needed to be released with a clean slate. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-01-15 10:05 |
| #7 Probably the last time in his life that he'll eat three meals in a day. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-15 06:53 |
| #6 Pentagon: 61 ex-Guantanamo inmates return to terrorism http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE50C5JX20090113 |
| Posted by: Leroidavid 2009-01-15 01:08 |
| #5 CONSERVATIVE GRAPEVINE > 61 RELEASED GITMO DETAINEES HAVE RETURNED TO TERRORISM. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-01-15 01:03 |
| #4 I'm sure the sharks are hungry. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2009-01-15 00:51 |
| #3 He's gonna get sent home to Chad. I'm guessing he doesn't live to collect Medicare ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-01-15 00:22 |
| #2 This kind of decision is what happen when you put liberals in the justice system. |
| Posted by: Leroidavid 2009-01-15 00:08 |
| #1 Option : release him, and kill him after 1 meter. |
| Posted by: Leroidavid 2009-01-15 00:02 |