A former Guantanamo detainee has condemned British suicide bomber Jamal al-Harith who blew himself up after joining Islamic State. Shafiq Rasul, 39, was one of the so-called “Tipton Three” held at the Cuban detention centre until March 2004 – alongside terrorist Harith.
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Shami Was “Delighted” at Release of Guantanamo Detainee Turned ISIS Bomber
The BBC is reporting that a British former Guantanamo Bay detainee turned ISIS fighter has carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq. Abu-Zakariya al-Britani was formerly known as Jamal al-Harith and before that Ronald Fiddler.
Shami Was “Delighted” at Release of Guantanamo Detainee Turned ISIS Bomber
The BBC is reporting that a British former Guantanamo Bay detainee turned ISIS fighter has carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq. Abu-Zakariya al-Britani was formerly known as Jamal al-Harith and before that Ronald Fiddler.
Newly discovered photo album shows Hitler’s rise to power
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Alleged 9/11 Plotter Blasts Obama in Letter From Guantanamo
In this Pentagon-approved sketch by court artist Janet Hamlin, self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad attends pretrial hearings in at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, Monday, June 16, 2014.
Alleged 9/11 Plotter Blasts Obama in Letter From Guantanamo
In this Pentagon-approved sketch by court artist Janet Hamlin, self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad attends pretrial hearings in at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, Monday, June 16, 2014.
We are legend’: Navy bids farewell to – unmatched’ U.S.S. Enterprise
The U.S. Navy on Friday said farewell to the USS Enterprise , after more than five decades, in a decommissioning ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ceremony was held on a cold and overcast day in February, one day before the 59th anniversary of the ship’s keel being laid.
The Latest: Obama Lashes out at Congress Over Guantanamo
President Barack Obama is criticizing Congress for refusing to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying there’s “simply no justification beyond politics” to keep it open. Obama pledged at the start of his presidency to close the facility in his first year.
Obama defends decision to commute Chelsea Manning’s sentence
President Barack Obama firmly defended his decision to cut nearly three decades off convicted leaker Chelsea Manning’s prison term Wednesday, arguing in his final White House news conference that the former Army intelligence analyst had served a “tough prison sentence” already. Obama said he granted clemency to Manning because she had gone to trial, taken responsibility for her crime and received a sentence that was harsher than other leakers had received.
Oman says it accepts 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees
Oman said Monday it accepted 10 detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of President Barack Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close. Oman’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had accepted the prisoners at Obama’s request.
US transfers 10 Guantanamo prisoners to Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Oman said Monday it accepted 10 inmates from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of President Barack Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close. There was no immediate word from the U.S. Defense Department about the transfer.
Megan Blake Irwin showcases her enviable figure in a tiny black bikini at the beach
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Trumps Guantanamo Tweet was Uninformed and Ill-Advised
US president-elect Donald Trump’s that everyone held at Guantanamo Bay is “extremely dangerous” is ill-informed. What’s worse, his proposed course of action – stopping all releases – shows a lack of understanding about the danger keeping Guantanamo open poses to US National Security.
Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Departs 6th Fleet
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower , guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto , and guided-missile destroyers USS Mason and USS Nitze concluded missions in the Mediterranean, which included maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts, and air support to Operation Inherent Resolve . Upon arriving in the eastern Mediterranean from the Red Sea, Ike conducted dual carrier operations with the French ship Charles de Gaulle to combine their efforts in support of OIR in Iraq and Syria.