{"id":2385119,"date":"2024-12-31T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-releases-original-guantanamo-bay-detainee\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T16:19:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T21:19:40","slug":"biden-administration-releases-original-guantanamo-bay-detainee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-releases-original-guantanamo-bay-detainee\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Releases Original Guantanamo Bay Detainee"},"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\">14<\/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-administration-releases-original-guantanamo-bay-detainee%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=2385119&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--><p>The Defence Department has announced the release of Ridah Bin\u2064 Saleh al-Yazidi from\u200d Guantanamo Bay, marking the fourth recent release of detainees under President Joe Biden\u2019s governance.\u200b The Pentagon confirmed that al-Yazidi was sent back \u2062to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women&#039;s Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears &#039;Black Lives Matter&#039;\">home country<\/a> of Tunisia, \u200bwith coordination involving defense Secretary\u2064 lloyd \u200dAustin.\u200d Although cleared for transfer years \u2064ago, al-Yazidi\u2063 had remained at Guantanamo \u2062due to delays \u2064in negotiations between the U.S.\u200d and Tunisian governments. <\/p>\n<p>Al-Yazidi was captured in late \u200c2001 near the Afghanistan border amidst U.S. military\u200c operations and\u2064 arrived at Guantanamo on its opening day in 2002. Although \u200bpreviously deemed perilous, he faced no charges. As of now, 26 \u200bdetainees\u200c remain at the facility, with 14\u200b eligible for transfer. The ongoing \u2062operations at guantanamo have sparked\u200b discussions regarding the\u200b facility&#8217;s future, \u2063which previous administrations, including Barack Obama\u2019s, have attempted to \u2063close without success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defense Department officials announced the release of Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, marking the fourth such action in the final weeks of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/4018448\/guantanamo-bay-detainee-transfer-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from the Pentagon published Monday revealed that al-Yazidi was returned to his home country of Tunisia with the approval of Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/audio-911-call-lloyd-austin-released-makes-everything-much-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lloyd Austin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On Jan. 31, 2024, Secretary of Defense Austin notified Congress of his intent to support this repatriation and, in consultation with our partner in Tunisia, we completed the requirements for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-sends-home-gitmo-detainee-dubbed-20th-hijacker-of-9-11-will-receive-psychiatric-treatment\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Sends Home Gitmo Detainee Dubbed \u201820th Hijacker\u2019 Of 9\/11, Will Receive \u2018Psychiatric\u2019 Treatment\">responsible transfer<\/a>,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The prisoner had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-takeaways-secret-service-hearing-highlights-communication-failures-between-local-and-federal-agencies-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Key takeaways: Secret Service hearing highlights communication failures between local and federal agencies - Washington Examiner\">deemed &#038;ldquo<\/a>;transfer-eligible by a rigorous interagency review process&rdquo; established through a 2009 executive order, according to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Yazidi had not been charged with a crime and was cleared years ago for a return to Tunisia, but he had remained at Guantanamo Bay as the Tunisian and U.S. governments struggled to make a transfer deal, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/30\/us\/politics\/guantanamo-detainee-released-tunisia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The detainee, who arrived at the prison on Jan. 11, 2002, its opening day, was secretly airlifted from the base and returned to Tunisia, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Yazidi had been captured near the border of Afghanistan at the end of 2001 with other men believed to have been fleeing from the battle of Tora Bora, which occurred at the final stages of the U.S. military invasion of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those detainees were suspected of working as bodyguards for Osama bin Laden.<\/p>\n<p>A prison report leaked in 2007 described al-Yazidi as a dangerous prisoner who defaced a library book and threw a cup of tea at an American soldier, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>Biden administration officials have now released four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/muslims-freak-guantanamo-bay-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guantanamo Bay<\/a> prisoners in the span of two weeks. Those moves come as the outgoing commander in chief also commutes or nixes sentences for other individuals convicted of federal crimes, including his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mind-boggling-backfire-pardoning-hunter-joe-biden-might-going-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, 26 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay,&rdquo; the Pentagon announced in the statement, noting that &ldquo;14 are eligible for transfer; 3 are eligible for a Periodic Review Board; 7 are involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-bill-clinton-was-not-convicted-of-treason-by-a-military-tribunal\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, Bill Clinton Was Not Convicted Of Treason By A Military Tribunal\">military commissions<\/a> process<\/a>; and 2 detainees have been convicted and sentenced by military commissions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The only prisoner of the 20 original detainees at Guantanamo Bay who remains in the facility is Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, who is serving a life sentence after working as a media adviser for Bin Laden, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>President Barack Obama expressed a desire to shutter Guantanamo Bay. 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The Pentagon stated that al-Yazidi was sent back to Tunisia with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s approval. He had been deemed eligible for transfer after a thorough review process and had not faced any charges. Al-Yazidi, who arrived at Guantanamo on its opening day in 2002, was captured near Afghanistan while fleeing combat. Currently, 26 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay, with some eligible for transfer or involved in military commissions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2385120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Guantanamo-Bay.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32502,47675,47674],"class_list":["post-2385119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-administration","tag-detainee-release","tag-guantanamo-bay"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Guantanamo-Bay.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385119"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385123,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385119\/revisions\/2385123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}