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Yemen arrests al Qaeda member once held at Gitmo

Posted: Dec 29, 2009

This is old news and if it was posted before, forgive me. It does prove that those released from Gitmo went right back to their terrorist organization.

Yemen arrests al Qaeda member once held at Gitmo
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Yemen authorities have arrested and extradited a Saudi man who rejoined al Qaeda after he was released from the U.S. military’s detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Yemen’s embassy in the United States announced the arrest of Mohammad al-Awfi on Tuesday. Its state-run news agency reported Wednesday that al-Awfi has been extradited to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia recently asked for Interpol’s help in apprehending al-Awfi and 84 other wanted al Qaeda suspects. It was a rare admission by the kingdom that some of its most wanted terrorists are on the loose, and it needs help in finding them. Al-Awfi goes by several names, including Mazin Salih Musaid Awfi, Abu Hareth Awfi, and Muhammad Ateeq Uwaidh al-Aufi. Last month, he appeared in a video along with another Guantanamo detainee, Saeed Shihri, who is believed to have been responsible for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Yemen that killed nearly a dozen people last September. The attack came barely a year after both men were released from Guantanamo to the custody of Saudi Arabia. Shihri is one of al Qaeda’s top leaders in Yemen, and al-Awfi is the group’s field commander. Interpol issued a rare global security alert for the men last week. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble said it was the first time the international police organization has “been asked to alert the world about so many dangerous fugitives at one time.” YEMEN POST STAFF
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Obama is thinking of sending half of Gitmo - back to Yemen.

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Where he thinks they should belong. What is Obama thinking? Are you sure Obama is not muslim?

Of course he is--- - Old and Tired MT

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He hasn't found any Christian church in DC to attend, but he probably would if Rev. Wright moved there. I think he attends the mosque in secret so the "stupid public" won't get upset.

Wow! You write this as if it's actually true! (sm) - Nikki

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It's never wise to follow in G.W. Bush's footsteps, but he has chosen a place to worship.

The Obamas Find a Church Home — Away from Home

By Amy Sullivan Monday, Jun. 29, 2009

For the past five months, White House aides and friends of the Obamas have been quietly visiting local churches and vetting the sermons of prospective first ministers in a search for a new — and uncontroversial — church home. Obama has even sampled a few himself, attending services at 19th Street Baptist on the weekend before his inauguration and celebrating Easter at St. John's Episcopal Church.

Now, in an unexpected move, Obama has told White House aides that instead of joining a congregation in Washington, D.C., he will follow in George W. Bush's footsteps and make his primary place of worship Evergreen Chapel, the nondenominational church at Camp David.

I couldn't agree with you more. Obama needs to stop doing (sm) - Nikki

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EVERYTHING that GW Bush did. He needs to TRASH the Bush policy, start from scratch, and develop a plan that really will keep us safe! His plate certainly is more full than I originally thought.

Obama asked not to send detainees to Yemen

Published: Dec. 29, 2009 at 5:11 PM

"Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressman urged President Obama not to send Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prisoners to Yemen amid reports of Yemeni militants plotting against the West.

Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., wrote to Obama Tuesday, asking that no more Guantanamo Bay detainees be sent to Yemen or any other unstable country, FoxNews.com reported. Wolf has sent four such letters since Oct. 1.

"I'm troubled by every (detainee) that I've read about," Wolf told FoxNews.com. "I personally would have sent none of them back to Yemen. ... Don't send them back to Yemen, particularly based on what happened on Christmas. It's dangerous to the country."

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been charged in the failed attempt to blow up Detroit-bound Northwest Flight 253 Christmas Day. Abdulmutallab reportedly spent time in Yemen with al-Qaida militants and was in the Middle Eastern country days before the attempt.

Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told The Times of London the country's authorities were aware of al-Qaida operatives there, FoxNews.com reported.

"They may actually plan attacks like the one we have just had in Detroit," al-Qirbi said. "There are maybe hundreds of them ... ."

U.S. Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said 14 Guantanamo Bay detainees were sent to Yemen when George W. Bush was president, and seven other detainees have been sent to the country since Obama was inaugurated."

The remainder of the article is at:

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/12/29/Obama-asked-not-to-send-detainees-to-Yemen/UPI-46681262124679/

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