Gitmo Concludes First Prisoner Transfer Since Trump Vowed to ‘Load It Up with Some Bad Dudes’ – IOTW Report

Gitmo Concludes First Prisoner Transfer Since Trump Vowed to ‘Load It Up with Some Bad Dudes’

Breitbart: The Pentagon honored an Obama administration-era agreement to repatriate an al-Qaeda-linked jihadi held at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. prison to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, marking the first such transfer under U.S. President Donald Trump who pledged to “load” the detention center “up with some bad dudes.”

On Wednesday, the Associated Press (AP) reported:

The agreement to repatriate [Ahmed Mohammed] al-Darbi was made under President Barack Obama, whose administration sought to gradually winnow down the prison population in hopes of eventually closing the detention center. Trump reversed that policy and has vowed to continue using the detention center.

Darbi, 43, pleaded guilty to charges that included conspiracy, attacking civilian objects, terrorism and aiding the enemy for helping to arrange the 2002 al-Qaida attack on the French tanker MV Limburg. The attack, which killed a Bulgarian crew member, happened after al-Darbi was already in U.S. custody and was cooperating with authorities, according to court documents.

The Pentagon announced the transfer after the detainee had already left the Guantánamo Bay detention center.

The detainee “admitted to war crimes and testified against other al-Qaida fighters” in connection to the 2002 al-Qaeda attack against a French-flagged oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, the Miami Herald notes.

The Miami Herald further stated:

As part of his guilty plea, the Pentagon prosecutor agreed that, in exchange for truthful testimony, he would return to his homeland on Feb. 20, 2018, to serve out his prison sentence in a Saudi rehabilitation center for captured jihadists.

Analysts have noted that Saudi Arabia’s jihadi rehabilitation facilities, namely the Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) Counseling and Care Center, provide luxury treatment to members of al-Qaeda, Taliban, and other terrorists there.

Breitbart News learned they “are living in luxury, enjoying the comforts of an indoor swimming pool, sun-splashed patios, large-screen televisions, king size beds, conjugal visits, and lavish gym facilities, courtesy of Saudi Arabia’s deradicalization center.”

Trump vowed to fill Gitmo with “bad dudes.”

News of the recent transfer surfaced as U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis reportedly presented the White House with guidance on how Guantanamo, commonly known as Gitmo, might start housing new inmates — a goal often expressed by President Trump. more here

5 Comments on Gitmo Concludes First Prisoner Transfer Since Trump Vowed to ‘Load It Up with Some Bad Dudes’

  1. If you don’t execute them, a Democrat will give them a million dollar settlement, a pardon and the directions to a Draw Muhammad event.

    Load it up. But do kill them before you leave office.

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