Valin Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Long War Journal: David Weinberg January 20, 2015 Editor's Note: For more on Qatar's track record in fighting terrorism, see Dr. Weinberg's report for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Center on Sanctions & Illicit Finance, Qatar and Terror Finance, Part 1: Negligence. Ali Saleh Kahlah al Marri, an admitted former al Qaeda operative, has been released from a American jail and permitted to return home to Qatar. No formal statement has been released yet by either government, but it is being reported that al Marri's release was the result of a bilateral agreement between the Qatari and American governments. According to the US Bureau of Prisons, a prisoner with the same name and estimated age (ID number 12194-026) was freed on Friday. Additionally, a source from al Marri's family told the Qatari press he was recently released and arrived in Doha Saturday. Soon afterwards, the story was confirmed by Agence France Presse (AFP), which spoke to al Marri's nephew. This followed statements by two of his former attorneys that he was expected to be released within days. And photographs have been posted on social media that reportedly show al Marri coming home to his children for the first time in over a decade. A Kuwaiti newspaper posted video of a man identified as al Marri at the airport in Doha bumping noses with male relatives and kissing his mother's feet. An al Qaeda sleeper agent (Snip) Oh This is bad...very very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Why was an admitted Al Qaeda operative freed early from a US prison? Published January 20, 2015 | On the Record | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 released based on "time served"... I think he needs to serve a little time in a special place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 released based on "time served"... I think he needs to serve a little time in a special place. A Twenty Dollar Bill says we'll hear from him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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