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Freed Gitmo detainee, ex-bin Laden aide cements place as top jihadist in videos | Fox News
When Ibrahim al Qosi was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2012, a lawyer for the former Usama bin Laden aide said he looked forward to living a life of peace in his native Sudan.
Three years later, Qosi has emerged as a prominent voice of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, appearing in a number of AQAP propaganda videos -- including a 50-minute lecture calling for the takeover of Saudi Arabia...
The Obama administration has stepped up efforts in recent weeks to shrink the prison population at Guantanamo Bay, with the ultimate goal of closing the U.S. detention facility despite congressional resistance.
While President Obama assured the U.S. in December that only “low-level” terrorist operatives are released from Gitmo, Qosi's emergence as the face of Al Qaeda in Yemen further fuels opposition to the plan. Critics argue the rate of recidivism is high for ex-Gitmo detainees, like Qosi.
Freed Gitmo detainee, ex-bin Laden aide cements place as top jihadist in videos | Fox News
When Ibrahim al Qosi was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2012, a lawyer for the former Usama bin Laden aide said he looked forward to living a life of peace in his native Sudan.
Three years later, Qosi has emerged as a prominent voice of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, appearing in a number of AQAP propaganda videos -- including a 50-minute lecture calling for the takeover of Saudi Arabia...
The Obama administration has stepped up efforts in recent weeks to shrink the prison population at Guantanamo Bay, with the ultimate goal of closing the U.S. detention facility despite congressional resistance.
While President Obama assured the U.S. in December that only “low-level” terrorist operatives are released from Gitmo, Qosi's emergence as the face of Al Qaeda in Yemen further fuels opposition to the plan. Critics argue the rate of recidivism is high for ex-Gitmo detainees, like Qosi.
