Five more Guantnamo detainees cleared for transfer from military prison

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Five more Guantánamo detainees cleared for transfer from military prison

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1. From the Washington Post (since I have a subscription)

The U.S. government has approved for transfer another five detainees held at the military prison in Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, including a “high-value” prisoner suspected of having been a key figure in al-Qaeda’s East Africa franchise.

The transfer clearances came as the detention facility, used to hold hundreds of men captured abroad as part of the U.S. government’s war on terrorism, turned 20 years old on Tuesday. Their prospective relocation marked the latest step toward reducing the detainee population at Guantánamo and closing the facility that has posed political, legal and ethical challenges for successive U.S. presidents.

Attorneys identified the five men as Guled Hassan Duran, Moath al-Alwi, Suhail al-Sharabi, Zakaria al-Baidany and Abdulmalik Bajabu.

None has been charged with a crime

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/01/11/guantanamo-biden-transfers-approved/

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2. "None has been charged with a crime"

This utterly shameful act needs to end. It would be nice to see the authors of this crime against humanity brought to justice, but that's not possible in the land of the free and the home of the brave.