{"id":1834716,"date":"2023-02-04T07:36:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T12:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1834716"},"modified":"2023-02-04T09:06:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T14:06:45","slug":"biden-admin-releases-high-value-al-qaeda-jihadist-from-gitmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-releases-high-value-al-qaeda-jihadist-from-gitmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Releases High Value Al-Qaeda Jihadist From Gitmo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-releases-high-value-al-qaeda-jihadist-from-gitmo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1834716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Majid_Khan.pdf_736x514-2-e1675446998805.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration on Thursday released from Guant\u00e1namo Bay a former courier for the al Qaeda terrorist group, two decades after he was arrested for his participation in terrorist plots including a deadly Indonesia bombing.<\/p>\n<p>Majid Khan was released from Guantanamo detention center in Belize approximately one year after his sentence had expired. His release from the Guant\u00e1namo detention center, where he was a &#8220;high-value&#8221; Prisoner was delayed due to difficulty finding a country willing and able to resettle him. <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/02\/02\/guantanamo-prisoner-released-majid-khan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Karine Jean Pierre, White House press secretary, described Khan\u2019s release Thursday as part the administration&#8217;s efforts to free him &#8220;deliberate and thorough process, focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population&#8221; at Guant\u00e1namo Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Khan, a Saudi Arabian-born man, lived in Maryland until moving to Pakistan where he worked with al Qaeda. Khan dealt with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who orchestrated the 9\/11 attacks, and participated in the logistics of terrorist plots\u2014couriering $50,000 to terrorists who killed 12 in a 2003 hotel bombing in Indonesia, the <em>Post<\/em> reported. In 2003, he was taken prisoner in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Khan expressed regret for his participation terrorist plots. His lawyers released a statement. &#8220;I have been given a second chance in life and I intend to make the most of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>October, the Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/biden-admin-releases-guantanamo-bay-inmate-accused-of-aiding-al-qaeda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Released<\/a> another Guant\u00e1namo prisoner, Saifullah Paracha, who was accused of aiding al Qaeda&#8217;s financial operations and allegedly met with Osama bin Laden before the 9\/11 attacks. The administration in 2021 it was committed to permanently closing the Guant\u00e1namo Bay detention center before President Joe Biden leaves office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration on Thursday released from Guant\u00e1namo Bay a former courier for the al Qaeda terrorist group, two decades after he was arrested for his participation in terrorist plots including a deadly Indonesia bombing. Majid Khan was released from Guantanamo detention center in Belize approximately one year after his sentence had expired. 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