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The Stories Of The Two Somalis Freed From Guantánamo « freedetainees.org — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:44:24 +0000

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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:34:21 +0000

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By: Finding New Homes For 44 Cleared Guantánamo Prisoners by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:29:38 +0000

[...] at the cases of 31 of the prisoners (26 Yemenis, three Saudis and two Kuwaitis, one of whom has since been released), pointing out that, in theory, there was no reason for them not be released [...]

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:25:19 +0000

Hi Brett,
Thanks for that, and for pointing out the Kuwait Times article, available here:
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NTI0NzM4NDUy
The problem with all this caution, of course, is that it’s leading to a situation where it seems next to impossible for Yemenis to be released, even when they’ve been cleared for release by Obama’s own Task Force, as I explained here:
http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/10/05/75-guantanamo-prisoners-cleared-for-release-31-could-leave-today/

By: Brett Hughes

Brett Hughes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:13:44 +0000

Thanks for another great article Andy. Apart from the article in the Arab Times which you mention, it seems there was also one in the Kuwait Times in which you feature extensively as an authority of this man’s innocence — I suspect in order to allay the fears of the authorities or local population or both. As far as the Yemeni detainees are concerned, one reason for the interminable hold up of the release of many of them is, I believe, because the US has been trying to get the Yemeni Govt. to incarcerate them (or at least keep tabs on them upon their return as the US knows that Yemen’s legal system is flexible enough for this to happen if they want it to). So far they have disagreed. It seems the US now would settle for a “rehabilitation” programme such as the one in Saudi. Either way the Yemeni Govt. does not want them joining forces with the northern rebels.

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Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:18:21 +0000

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