The last remaining 15 terrorist detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military prison are considered the “worst of the worst,” “high-value detainees,” and “forever prisoners,” but Gitmo parole records reveal that at least three of the violent jihadists have been recommended for release recently despite high recidivism rates.
One is Mjuayn al-din Jamal al-Din Abd al-Sattar, a “committed member of al-Qaeda” who was reportedly close to Osama bin Laden. The Saudi-educated Emirati fought at Tora Bora and was later captured in Pakistan near the Afghan border in December 2001.
According to transcripts of his parole hearing, reported for the first time by RealClearInvestigations, he denies having any prior knowledge of the 9/11 plot, even though he attended one of the al-Qaeda training camps in Kandahar. Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the al-Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., which slaughtered almost 3,000.
Al-Sattar’s 2008 enemy combatant dossier stated, “The detainee preaches [on his cell block] about wanting to kill all Americans, including men, women, children and babies,” and is considered “high risk” and “likely to pose a threat to the US.” He also threatened to cut off a guard’s head. Yet he’s been cleared for parole.
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