British officials are once again seeking the release of a Guantanamo detainee named Shaker Aamer. US intelligence officials think that Aamer is a long-time jihadist and a member of al Qaeda who traveled to the US to meet with al Qaeda cells in 1998 and 2000.
A former Guantanamo detainee, Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul, is now one of the Taliban’s main commanders in southern Afghanistan. Rasoul is reportedly in charge of countering America’s surge of forces in Afghanistan.
Allegations of abuse are repeated verbatim by a willing press, but the US government’s allegations and evidence against Mohamed are often ignored or downplayed.
Saudi Arabia has released a list of 85 “most-wanted” terrorists that includes 11 former Guantanamo detainees. The list also includes an al Qaeda terrorist operating a major network inside Iran.
A DC court ruled that Ghaleb Nassar al Bihani, a detainee at Guantanamo, is being lawfully detained as an enemy combatant. Al Bihani is one of several brothers who have served al Qaeda in some capacity.
Al Qaeda in Yemen announced its merger with Saudi Arabia’s al Qaeda organization to form al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The Yemeni government supports Hamas.
Two former Guantanamo detainees appear in an al Qaeda propaganda video. Both detainees have senior positions in al Qaeda in Yemen and have been accused of working with a charity operating in Iran.
A profile of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Zaid Salim Zuhair, a Saudi who was convicted on terrorism-related charges in Bosnia.