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“The Taliban’s surge commander was Gitmo detainee”
By THOMAS JOSCELYN
March 11, 2009 8:46 AM
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025189.php
(AP)
March 11, 2009
“Afghanistan: Another ex-Guantanamo inmate turns up on the battlefield”
SNIPPET: “Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul, formerly Guantanamo prisoner No. 008, was among 13 Afghan prisoners released to the Afghan government in December 2007.
Rasoul is now known as Mullah Abdullah Zakir, a nom de guerre that Pentagon and intelligence officials say is used by a Taliban leader who is in charge of operations against U.S. and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.
The officials, who spoke anonymously because they are not authorized to release the information, said Rasoul has joined a growing faction of former Guantanamo prisoners who have rejoined militant groups and taken action against U.S. interests. Pentagon officials have said that as many as 60 former detainees have resurfaced on foreign battlefields.”
“Attorney General Says Some Guantanamo Inmates May End Up in U.S.”
snippet: “Holder, in a briefing with reporters, said administration officials are still reviewing individual cases of the approximately 250 detainees to determine which will be put on trial and which may be released.”
Wall Street Journal
FOXNews.com
Thursday, March 19, 2009