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Soddies spring GTMO returnees
2005-08-10
Five Saudis who were held at the U.S military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before they were handed over to Saudi security officials, have been released, the Saudi Interior Ministry said Tuesday. The Saudi Press Agency quoted an unnamed official as saying the five were released after they underwent "the regular procedures and completed the prison terms which they received according to court verdicts." The report did not name the five, say when they were handed to Saudi authorities or for how long they were detained in Guantanamo and in Saudi jails. Last month, the United States released three Saudi men from Guantanamo to Saudi custody. American lawyers representing Saudi detainees at Guantanamo said in June that 124 Saudis were held there.
Posted by:Seafarious

#9  True, Robert. But they expected to gloriously kill many infidels, not to die trying or, even worse, be ignominiously captured. (Remember that lad who called his father from the Iraqi hospital with burns over just enough of his body that he was scarred for life, but not killed? He was furious because he was told only to park the bomb-laden truck , but instead his handlers blew it up while he was still inside.) The Gitmo returnees have spent three boring years collecting their feces to throw through the bars of their cages at the infidel soldier girls who controlled their lives. Are such likely to head to Iraq for a second round?
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-08-10 14:14  

#8  The Soudi gov only cares if they are going to make attacks in Soudi Arabia. I would bet once the terrorist agreed to bet on a bus out of country (Im sure enroute to Iraq) they were released and deemed not a threat.
Posted by: C-Low   2005-08-10 13:01  

#7  Remember. Without the Saudis, there'd be no War on Terror...
Posted by: tu3031   2005-08-10 08:20  

#6  "The Saudi Press Agency quoted an unnamed official as saying the five were released after they underwent 'the regular procedures and completed the prison terms which they received according to court verdicts.'"

I'm hoping those "regular procedures" include pulling out fingernails, use of pilers to yank out teeth. That will make it easier for future profiling:

BOLO for young Saudi men missing fingernails and more teeth than your typical Hockey player.

Posted by: Ward C the Moron   2005-08-10 08:05  

#5  *sigh*

TW -- you haven't been paying attention. Most of the foreign fighters in Iraq have been Saudis.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-08-10 07:25  

#4  If they were Pakistani or Afghani I would worry more. What are the odds that they never intended to actually dirty their hands with real fighting, and are just grateful to be back where they can talk big while living off Daddy's money until they get married?
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-08-10 01:36  

#3  We'll be able to match their DNA after they explode in a subway.
Posted by: ed   2005-08-10 01:33  

#2  If they are indeed recaptured, hopefully the second time they are sent home will be in body bags.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-08-10 00:50  

#1  How many of these five will we have to recapture like some of the others that have left club gitmo? It would be nice to at least know their names in advance.
Posted by: NYer4wot   2005-08-10 00:40  

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