Posted on 11/25/2008 7:26:39 PM PST by jim-x
The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Salim Hamdan from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen.
(Excerpt) Read more at defenselink.mil ...
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12372
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 982-08
November 25, 2008
Detainee Transfer Announced
The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Salim Hamdan from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen.
On Aug. 6, 2008, Hamdan was convicted of material support to terrorism at trial by military commission. A military panel of six officers found Hamdan guilty of charges that included service as a Bin Laden bodyguard in Afghanistan both before and after the attacks of Sept. 11.
As part of a transfer agreement with the United States, the remainder of Hamdan’s sentence will be served in Yemen. Hamdan was sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison, with 5 years and one month credited for pre-trial confinement. The sentence will end on Dec. 27, 2008.
Military commissions have historically been used to prosecute enemy combatants who violate the laws of war and provide a full and fair trial, while protecting classified and sensitive information and all personnel participating in the process, including the accused.
The law of war provides the legal framework to hold enemy combatants for the duration of hostilities. Trials by military commission demonstrate that the United States is committed to holding dangerous terror suspects accountable for their actions.
Since 2002, more than 520 detainees have departed Guantanamo for other countries including Albania, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Yemen.
Approximately 250 detainees remain at Guantanamo.
I guarantee we probably could have sent Hamden on a one way gurney trip in VA.
Home to Yemen to a no doubt hero’s welcome.
Note to fellow Gitmo guys and gals:
250, that’s all that’s left between yer sucky non appreciated jobs, dealing with those scumbag terrorist dolts, and being re-asigned, my message to you, “don’t leave anything for the dinks”
Heh! Send the Gitmo guys to Yemen where they will be promptly shot, or have chips put in them so when the rats scatter we will track ‘em where they go.
Of course the liberals won’t care about that. Just so the waterboarding stops!!
I’ve noticed lately that fewer and fewer militants are captured my the American forces, most are captured by Coalition forces (which means they belong to the Iraqis). … no Gitmo in Iraq. One way of solving the problem. ;-)
A guy I know casually who is from Yemen says that he won’t be treated kindly there by the government. He says the ruling whoever they are there don’t like this terrorism crap and will probably charge him with other crimes once he’s there. Any truth to that?
Meh. The military jury only gave him six months more than time served, and that six months was probably just to give the feds time to figure out where to send the guy. The guy was a bit player, at best, and sold to the US for a ransom. Who cares.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.