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Saudi Suspect List Includes Eleven Released From Guantanamo and "Rehabilitated"

The New York Times reports that a list of terrorism suspects released today by the Saudi government includes eleven former Guantanamo detainees who passed through a Saudi rehabilitation program after their release. There’ve been a number of similar articles throughout the last month, and, indeed, starting in 2004.

The struggles of the Saudi rehabilitation program are particularly troubling, as the Saudi government recently affirmed it will not place special security on released detainees, and the Times story confirms the Saudi program was being used as a model for a Yemeni rehabiliation program still under development.

Approximately 245 detainees remain at Guantanamo; the new Administration has committed to closing the facility. What the administration will do with the detainees is unclear – many will certainly be prosecuted, though what court will hear the cases has not been specified yet – and more reports like today's will certainly make the Administration cautious.

 

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Arthur Traldi

Arthur Traldi is an attorney in Pennsylvania. Before the Pennsylvania courts, Arthur worked for the Bosnian State Court's Chamber for War Crimes and Organized Crime. His law degree is from Georgetown University, and his undergraduate from the College of William and Mary.

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