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Current Events => Terrorism In the US and Around the World => Topic started by: bijou on December 28, 2009, 03:43:40 PM

Title: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: bijou on December 28, 2009, 03:43:40 PM

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Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November, 2007, according to American officials and Department of Defense documents. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the Northwest bombing in a Monday statement that vowed more attacks on Americans.


American officials agreed to send the two terrorists from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia where they entered into an "art therapy rehabilitation program" and were set free, according to U.S. and Saudi officials.  ...

link (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/men-believed-northwest-airlines-plot-set-free/story?id=9434065)

So the art therapy was a washout ...  :censored:

Title: Re: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: bkg on December 28, 2009, 03:44:23 PM

Quote from: bijou on December 28, 2009, 03:43:40 PM

link (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/men-believed-northwest-airlines-plot-set-free/story?id=9434065)

So the art therapy was a washout ...  :censored:

They wouldn't have done this had we treated them better @ Gitmo... :sarcasm:

Title: Re: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: littlelamb on December 28, 2009, 03:51:11 PM

Maybe we should be harder on them there so they don't want to end up there

Title: Re: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: zeitgeist on December 28, 2009, 03:52:27 PM

YGTBSM.   :thatsright:
Just for argument sake who was the Rhodes Scholar behind these releases??  (I know the DU answer, it happened on Bush watch.)

Catch and release is not a good counter terrorism strategy.

Title: Re: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: RightCoast on December 28, 2009, 06:39:58 PM

At least we know for sure that it was Bush's fault.

Title: Re: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: thundley4 on December 28, 2009, 06:58:12 PM

Quote from: RightCoast on December 28, 2009, 06:39:58 PM

At least we know for sure that it was Bush's fault.

Nope. I still blame liberals that were pressuring the Bush administration to release them.  :hammer:

Title: Re: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: zeitgeist on December 28, 2009, 07:13:41 PM

Quote from: thundley4 on December 28, 2009, 06:58:12 PM

Nope. I still blame liberals that were pressuring the Bush administration to release them.  :hammer:

I agree with ya thundley4, there are no hero's in this piece.  DUmmies need to be very careful if they try to push this line.  They brayed about closing Gitmo yada yada yada.  They were just good boys yer honor, tortured into confessions.  Not to mention they were in control of Congress subsequent to the 2006 election.

With those points in mind I am still not a big fan of Bush.  He tried to 'go along to get along' with the dems way too much for me and was way to liberal.  Note the hard line currently being taken by the dems, the cram it with walnuts Stanley approach.    :fuelfire:

Title: Re: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: Duke Nukum on December 28, 2009, 07:24:14 PM

I remember when this was happening and we were assured by the Saudis that they guys wouldn't be released if they weren't rehabilitated.

Who could have guessed the Saudis would turn out to be liars?

Title: Re: 2 al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S
Post by: Mr Mannn on December 30, 2009, 07:32:09 PM

Quote from: zeitgeist on December 28, 2009, 03:52:27 PM

Catch and release is not a good counter terrorism strategy.

Neither is entrusting them to muslim overseers. Art therapy? Thank you Saudi govt.

Bottom line: you do not negotiate with terrorists, you KILL them. No mercy.