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Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Ghana by ournaijablog(f): 2:16pm On Jan 07, 2016
Two Yemeni detainees held at the controversial US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been transferred to Ghana.

The Pentagon said Khalid al-Dhuby had been approved for release since 2006 and Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef since 2009.

Both have been held for more than a decade and have never been charged.

Ghana has given permission for the men to stay for two years subject to security clearances, Foreign Minister Hanna Tetteh said.

The West African nation has not previously taken any Guantanamo prisoners.

The jail was set up following the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US to detain what Washington called "enemy combatants".

US President Barack Obama has said he wants to close the jail down before he leaves office in 2017.

'Bright young man'

According to military records, Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef is a Yemeni citizen born in Saudi Arabia in 1979 and was handed over to the US following his capture by Northern Alliance Forces in Afghanistan in 2001.

His US lawyer, George Clark, described him as a "smart, bright young man" and said his client intended to start a family and find employment.

US official documents say Khalid al-Dhuby was born in Saudi Arabia in 1981 and travelled to Afghanistan to fight. They say he was assessed as "a probable member" of al-Qaeda.

Dozens of countries have received former Guantanamo Bay detainees, including other African states such as Uganda and Cape Verde.

A total of 780 men have been held at Guantanamo since 2002, the vast majority without charge or criminal trial.

The US navy base now has 105 detainees, nearly 50 of whom have been cleared for release.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35249107
Re: Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Ghana by brunofarad(m): 2:21pm On Jan 07, 2016
Could have been sambisa

So that BOKOS will see true ruggedity
Re: Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Ghana by Chinwem(f): 6:13pm On Jan 07, 2016
I m afraid they ll start recruitment cells for ISIS over there
After 14 years in Gitmo , their hearts must be hard as steel

Ghana of all places?!?!
Godness..... They couldnt have chosen a more ***** group of people to watch over them

Bin Atef is an admitted member of the Taliban and fought for Usama bin Laden, while Al-Dhuby trained with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/06/pentagon-begins-wave-gitmo-transfers-sends-2-detainees-to-ghana.html

According to Fox News these are more than probable members

And to add insult to injury , this is the same country that let in Arthur Simpson-Kent.... The chap who murdered his girlfriend and two kids and fled the UK to Ghana 3 days ago
Re: Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Ghana by Jinf: 9:06pm On Jan 26, 2016
ournaijablog you don't have a "contact us" option in your blog.. what's your whatsapp digit, i want to talk to you about something.
*Quote or mention
Re: Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Ghana by ournaijablog(f): 11:22pm On Jan 26, 2016
Jinf:
ournaijablog you don't have a "contact us" option in your blog.. what's your whatsapp digit, i want to talk to you about something.
*Quote or mention
bellsdaniels@gmail.com you can contact me here smiley
Re: Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Ghana by Jinf: 8:23am On Jan 27, 2016
ournaijablog:
bellsdaniels@gmail.com you can contact me here smiley

Aiit. I'll mail you asap
Re: Guantanamo Detainees Transferred To Ghana by Nobody: 3:43pm On May 29, 2016
ournaijablog:
Two Yemeni detainees held at the controversial US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been transferred to Ghana.

The Pentagon said Khalid al-Dhuby had been approved for release since 2006 and Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef since 2009.

Both have been held for more than a decade and have never been charged.

Ghana has given permission for the men to stay for two years subject to security clearances, Foreign Minister Hanna Tetteh said.

The West African nation has not previously taken any Guantanamo prisoners.

The jail was set up following the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US to detain what Washington called "enemy combatants".

US President Barack Obama has said he wants to close the jail down before he leaves office in 2017.

'Bright young man'

According to military records, Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef is a Yemeni citizen born in Saudi Arabia in 1979 and was handed over to the US following his capture by Northern Alliance Forces in Afghanistan in 2001.

His US lawyer, George Clark, described him as a "smart, bright young man" and said his client intended to start a family and find employment.

US official documents say Khalid al-Dhuby was born in Saudi Arabia in 1981 and travelled to Afghanistan to fight. They say he was assessed as "a probable member" of al-Qaeda.

Dozens of countries have received former Guantanamo Bay detainees, including other African states such as Uganda and Cape Verde.

A total of 780 men have been held at Guantanamo since 2002, the vast majority without charge or criminal trial.

The US navy base now has 105 detainees, nearly 50 of whom have been cleared for release.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35249107
Ghana is playing with fire.

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