This file image taken from an undated video posted on a militant-leaning Web site Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, and provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows a militant who identified himself as Abu al-Hareth Muhammad al-Oufi. Before he was released from Guantanamo, al-Oufi insisted he had only wanted to help refugees and was not a fighter. Now, as an al-Qaida field commander sporting a bandolier of bullets, he is threatening the United States and has been hailed by a militant Web site as a veteran guerrilla and 'a fomenter of war.' (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) From Yahoo News/AP:
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Before he was released from Guantanamo, a Saudi detainee insisted he had only wanted to help refugees and was not a fighter. Now, as an al-Qaida field commander sporting a bandolier of bullets, he is threatening the United States and has been hailed by a militant Web site as a veteran guerrilla and "a fomenter of war."
The story of Abu al-Hareth Muhammad al-Oufi underscores the dilemma Barack Obama's administration finds itself in: Keeping men locked up without trials invites global criticism but releasing them without a fair and diligent process to distinguish enemies from noncombatants exposes the U.S. and its allies to danger. It also shows how hard it is to separate truth from lies.
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My Comment: The money quote is the following:
"Before he was released from Guantanamo, a Saudi detainee insisted he had only wanted to help refugees and was not a fighter."
Mr President, they are laughing at us.
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