Former Gitmo Detainee Now Al Qaeda "Spiritual Leader"
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10:02 AM
Ibrahim Suleiman al Rubaish
A former Gitmo detainee is now the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s religious leader.
The Long War Journal reported:
A former Guantanamo detainee has emerged as a leading ideologue and theologian for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – one of the strongest al Qaeda affiliates in the world.
Ibrahim Suleiman al Rubaish was captured by Pakistani authorities in late 2001 and then handed over to American officials who transferred him to Guantanamo. Rubaish was held there until Dec. 13, 2006, when he was transferred to Saudi Arabia and placed in the Saudi rehabilitation program for jihadists. At some point, Rubaish escaped from Saudi Arabia by fleeing south to Yemen.
In February 2009, the Saudi Kingdom placed Rubaish, along with at least 10 other former Gitmo detainees, on its list of 85 most-wanted terrorists. One of the former Gitmo detainees Rubaish fled to Yemen with, Said Ali al Shihri, is now the deputy of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which was formed when the al Qaeda branches in Yemen and Saudi Arabia merged.
Two other former Gitmo detainees who fled to Yemen along with Rubaish have been killed in shootouts.
Previously On Released Gitmo Detainees:
** Gitmo Detainees Re-Arrested in Russia
** Former Gitmo Prisoner Arrested for Terrorism in Moscow
** Three Former Gitmo Detainees Held in Morocco
** Former Gitmo Inmate Involved in Russian Terror Attack on Nalchik
** Camel-Riding Former Gitmo Detainee Blows Himself Up
** Former Gitmo Detainee Re-Arrested in Pakistan
** Seven Percent of Gitmo Detainees Return to Battlefield.
** Former Club Gitmo Detainee Carries Out Suicide Mission in Iraq
** McClatchy: Gitmo Turned Innocent Afghans Into Terrorists
** Pentagon: 61 Gitmo Grads Returned to Terror
** Former “Rehabilitated” Gitmo Detainee Becomes Al-Qaeda Chief
** 2 Former “Rehabilitated” Gitmo Grads Appear in Al-Qaeda Movie
** 11 Former “Rehabilitated” Gitmo Grads Back On Saudi Most Wanted List
** American Teenager Murdered By Former Gitmo Detainee
** Breaking: Taliban’s Top Officer in Southern Afghanistan Is Former Gitmo Detainee
** Former Gitmo Detainee Leads Fight Against US Troops
** Another Former “Rehabilitated” Gitmo Detainee Killed in Shootout
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eaglewingz08 commented:
So putting this poor arab shepherd was wrongfully locked up at GITMO; that illegal lock up caused him to be so radicalized by our brutality and torture tactics that upon his release he was so scarred by his experience that he became a leader in Al Queda. It’s all Bush’s fault.
/Overbite worst person of the week.
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
…the Saudi rehabilitation program for jihadists.
This “rehabilitation” program is probably not what U.S. officials think it is…
Just Brayin commented:
Taking prisoners is a bad idea.
BackwardsBoy commented:
When we vote weaklings into office, this is what we get. No doubt there are many in this administration who have convinced themselves that if we were nice to the terrorists, they’ll stop being mad at us.
What will it take for us to become more determined than our enemies?
ar05075 commented:
eaglewingz08
December 5th, 2009 | 10:26 am | #1
So putting this poor arab shepherd was wrongfully locked up at GITMO; that illegal lock up caused him to be so radicalized by our brutality and torture tactics that upon his release he was so scarred by his experience that he became a leader in Al Queda. It’s all Bush’s fault.
/Overbite worst person of the week.
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GREAT Obama impression.!!
iconoclast commented:
catch and release–great program for fly fishing. Terrorists….not so much.
Poopsicle commented:
Um… you people do realize he was released in 2006…
bg commented:
++
recognizing the emey within..
just a sample:
63% Say Political Correctness Kept Military
From Preventing Ford Hood Massacre
The History of Political Correctness
Allied menace
The Near Enemy
Dr. Khalid al-Mansour
The Third Jihad
Obama administration stacking deck with Islamists
Obama [confirmed] nominee supports Islamic Sharia law in U.S.
“I am not a Muslim” ~ BHO
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No Man commented:
OOOOOM . . . . You people do realize the enemy is in Washington, DC.
bg commented:
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Poopsicle @ 1:38 pm #10
thanks for reminding me (just a sample
& pardon if not in chronological order)..
Obama Releases Terrorist Binyam Mohamed
[Despite all that, military courts were forced to drop
charges on him earlier this year by Obama’s executive order.]
Six Guantanamo detainees released
Obama Administration Releases Gitmo Detainee Mohammed Jawad
Which of These Terrorists Will Obama Release Near You?
Obama Administration Has Cleared 75 Gitmo Detainees for Release
Obama to Release 26 Gitmo Detainees to Yemen
spell correction re: bg #11
emey = enemy
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Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
What will it take for us to become more determined than our enemies?
More deaths of Americans, unfortunately.
…you people do realize he was released in 2006…
Yes, and Team Bush deserves their full share of criticism for it.
bg commented:
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oh yeah, don’t meddle in Iran affairs..
Israel (& Honduras), another story..
Barack Obama Demands Release of 1,000 Terrorists
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