Anger Simmers Among Europe's Ex-Guantanamo Inmates

[struggle4progress]

Terrorism | 14.01.2007

... In France, six of seven men held but later released from Guantanamo were imprisoned on their return for links to terrorism, but judgment in the case, which began last September, was postponed until May this year.

In Spain, Hamed Abderrahman was sentenced to six years in prison in October 2005 for belonging to al Qaeda, but in July last year, the country's top court overturned the ruling, citing the "total absence of concrete evidence."

A Madrid tribunal specializing in terrorist cases in October 2006 also released another former Guantanamo inmate, Lahcen Ikassrien, saying there was no proof that he belonged to a Spanish al Qaeda cell.

Nine British citizens were arrested upon their return from Cuba but not charged with any offense. No proceedings were brought against a Turk living in Germany, nor against a Swede and a Dane with dual Algerian nationality ...

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2306514,00.html

[PDJane]

1. I have said it before,

And will say it again.

The "War on Terror" is bogus.

However, it will likely have one result; this kind of behaviour will, if not thwarted, bring about the "clash of civilizations" this bunch keep telling us about.

[struggle4progress]

2. "This bunch" wants a new world war.

[illinoisprogressive]

3. We get to pay for Shrub's arrogance. Great.