Terrorist Lessons for President Obama
These are the pictures of the people who pay the price when governments become complacent. This photo is from the Almagor Terror victims Association and represent Israelis who were killed by terrorists. some of these terrorists may be offered to be let go in exchange for the kidnapped Israeli soldier Sahlit. We know that terrorist who are released by a government return terrorism again as evidenced by Lesson For The West About The Release Of Terrorists and Israel Releases Video Blasting Terrorist Samir Kuntar.
Now President Barack Obama faces these same questions as he tries to tackle the detainees in Gitmo.
Two former members of Gitmo may make the most compelling case for the President because the two star in a newly released al-Qa'ida propoganda video. al-Qa'ida in Yemen claims that a former Gitmo detainee, Said Ali al-Shihri, is now its number 2 man in command.
Said Ali al Shihri, former Guantánamo detainee and deputy leader of al Qaeda in Yemen. Photo from The SITE Institute.
Al-Shihri, was able to convince those in charge that Usama bin Laden had no business representing Islam, denying any links to terrorism and expressing an interest in rejoining his family in Saudi Arabia. al-Shiri participated in the September 2008 attack on the American embassy that killed 10 civilians.
Abu Hareth Muhammad al Awfi is another former Gitmo detainee, 333, that returned to his terrorist ways and is reported as an AQAP field commander. al Wafi also said that he loved Americans but returned to AQ as soon as he was released. Muhammad also said that the Saudi proram of reconciliation could not be trusted and that the jailed jihadis should turn away from the Saudis. al Awfi finished his statement withcalls on Saudi security forces to trun away from the government and stop protecting foreign embassies.
Abu Hareth Muhammad al Awfi. Photo from The Site Institute
Analysis:
While the President works quickly to show that he will fulfill his campaign promises, the release of terrorists should be done with caution and not based on politics. DOD announced that 18 detainees have returned to terrorist actions while 41 more are suspected. Let's hope at the end of the Obama administration that we don't have a photo of victims due to the release of terrorists under his watch.
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