Abdul Shalabi is apparently no longer a threat, according to the Obama administration, even though he was formerly a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. At 39 he’s been released back to Saudi Arabia because Obama really wants to close Guantanamo Bay. So I’m sure we won’t hear a peep out of him going to Syria or Yemen or Iraq or wherever the Jihadis are fighting.
Watch:
CNN – Abdul Shalabi, a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was once thought to have been a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, has been transferred to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Defense Department announced on Tuesday.
Shalabi’s transfer from Guantanamo was the second announced in less than a week, leaving 114 detainees at the naval base that the Obama administration is pushing to close.
“The United States is grateful to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The United States coordinated with the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure this transfer took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures,” the Defense Department said in a statement.
It announced last week that Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri had been transferred to Morocco.
The remaining 114 detainees being held at Guantanamo fall into two categories: Those who can be transferred to other countries and those who the United States must continue to hold.