UPDATE: GITMO: 5 more residents handed 'get out of jail' card

While America was distracted by Obama's prime time speechifying about illegal aliens - law breakers - being welcomed via the broken borders, he was quietly releasing more GITMO detainees.   Watch for these five coming to a jihad near you.


From DoD:

IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Release No: NR-581-14
November 20, 2014


Detainee Transfer Announced


The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Salah Mohammed Salih Al-Dhabi, Abdel Ghaib Ahmad Hakim, and Abdul Khaled Al-Baydani from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Georgia.

As directed by the president's Jan. 22, 2009, executive order, the interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of this case. As a result of that review, which examined a number of factors, including security issues, these men were approved for transfer by consensus of the six departments and agencies comprising the task force.


In accordance with statutory requirements, the secretary of defense informed Congress of the United States’ intent to transfer these individuals and of his determination that this transfer meets the statutory standard.


The United States is grateful to the Government of Georgia for its willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The United States coordinated with the Government of Georgia to ensure these transfers took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures.


Today, 143 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.

And these two will - I am SURE - be on the ISIS front-line any day now:

IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Release No: NR-583-14
November 20, 2014


Detainee Transfer Announced

The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Hashim Bin Ali Bin Amor Sliti and Husayn Salim Muhammad Al-Mutari Yafai from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Slovakia.


As directed by the president's Jan. 22, 2009, executive order, the interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of this case. As a result of that review, which examined a number of factors, including security issues, these men were approved for transfer by consensus of the six departments and agencies comprising the task force.


In accordance with statutory requirements, the secretary of defense informed Congress of the United States’ intent to transfer these individuals and of his determination that this transfer meets the statutory standard.


The United States is grateful to the Government of Slovakia for its willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The United States coordinated with the Government of Slovakia to ensure these transfers took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures.


Today, 143 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.

From the WSJ:

“We are very grateful to our partners for these generous humanitarian gestures,” said Clifford Sloan, the State Department special envoy for Guantanamo closure.


“We appreciate the strong support we are receiving from our friends and allies around the globe.”


Lt. Col. Myles B. Caggins, a Pentagon spokesman, said the Defense Department wouldn't discuss any commitments by the two countries to monitor the activities of the former detainees....

 Riiiiiiiiiiiiight. Remember these names as we WILL see them resurface in ISIS.


 Guaranteed..


UPDATE:  For insights on who these 5 are:  Guantanamo Bay prisoners released to Slovakia and Georgia included 'high risk' al-Qaeda members who traveled with Osama bin Laden and produced forged passports