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A man from Yemen who spent the past 14 years in custody at Guantanamo Bay has been freed and sent to the Balkan nation of Montenegro, the Pentagon said Wednesday, marking the start of what is expected to be a new round of releases from the U.S. base in Cuba. U.S. officials cleared Abdel Malik Abdel Wahab al-Rahabi for release in December 2014 after an intensive security review.
U.S. Sen. John Boozman this week called Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act "critical to our national security." "We are a nation at war.
For those Americans with a good memory, or are actually high information voters, you will remember the myriad of promises candidate Barack Obama made during the 2008 presidential campaign. He promised to be "the most transparent administration ever" which almost immediately was voided with the Solyndra scandal, "Fast and Furious ," the IRS scandal , among dozens of other covert activities.
The Obama administration is running out of time and options to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, so officials are scrambling to release as many prisoners as possible and considering novel legal strategies that include allowing some men to strike plea deals by video-teleconference. Another option would be to send others to foreign countries to be prosecuted.
Military leaders are thinking about whether they will need a wheelchair lift, widen some cell doors and add ramps for geriatric captives in the Guantanamo three or four years from now. None of the 80 prisoners are now in wheelchairs and most are in their 30s or 40s.
An Afghan who once faced war crimes charges at Guantanamo has been cleared for release from the American military prison in Cuba, the US government has announced. The Periodic Review Board, which conducts parole-style hearings for Guantanamo prisoners, determined it was no longer necessary to detain the man, known by the single name of Obaidullah.