Obama is doing all he can to make sure that Trump will have plenty of experienced, dedicated, battle-hardened jihadis to contend with.
“EXCLUSIVE: At least 18 MORE Guantanamo detainees to be freed within days as Obama starts mass transfer of fanatics who have threatened to bomb and behead Americans,” by Alana Goodman, Dailymail.com, January 5, 2017:
President Obama is planning to transfer at least 18 more Guantanamo Bay detainees within days after announcing that four prisoners are being sent to Saudi Arabia, DailyMail.com has learned.
The group being released will be drawn from those held at Guantanamo – who include an accused senior al Qaeda bomb-maker, the terror group’s top financial manager, and two intended 9/11 hijackers, who have all been held in the Cuba-based U.S. detention facility for more than a decade.
According to a military source briefed on the process, as total of 22 detainees are being prepared for transfer out of the camp, also known as Gitmo, before January 20.
On Thursday afternoon, the Pentagon announced the ‘transfer’ of four detainees to Saudi Arabia – Yemenis Salem Ahmed Hadi, Mohammed Ghanim, Mohammed Bawazir, and Abdullah al Shabli.
A source told DailyMail.com there will be three more sets of transfers before Obama leaves office on January 20.
Although the White House has not specified which inmates will be transferred next – or which foreign countries have agreed to accept them – it has indicated that this will be a priority for Obama in his final days in office.
‘I can’t speak to any individual notifications that have been made to Congress or give you a specific preview about upcoming transfers,’ said White House press secretary Josh Earnest.
‘I think I would expect at this point additional transfers to be announced before January 20th.’
Obama will likely focus on moving detainees who have been ‘cleared for transfer’ – a group that includes the alleged head of al Qaeda’s bomb-manufacturing operation in eastern Afghanistan, the head of al Qaeda’s Tunisian faction in Afghanistan, and senior weapons trainers.
Those held in Guantanamo in recent years have been dubbed ‘the worst of the worst’ by military and intelligence officials. …

Byzantium1683 says
Ahh damn. Not only the other stuff, but now releasing more Gitmo terrorists? He really IS trying to get away with everything before he leaves.
he kinda is fulfulling his promise to end it, except he isnt, and it was a stupid promise anyway.
Paul N Silas says
Islam is the weapon to disrupt Western Society, over run it and replace it with a Marxist model. Lenin considered Muslims as part of the proletariat class and thus allied to World Communism.
Many leaders of the Jihad were educated in Moscow and are actually FSB agents. The head of the PLO for example.
If you doubt that the cold war is still proceeding, and Islam’s role in it, read the works of Alexander Dugin and Cliff Kincaid.
I am certain Putin’s trolls will respond to this claiming that Russia is the hero, but do not believe it.
Byzantium1683 says
You are right about putin and his trolls. As for the rest of your stuff?
The Nazis also had muslims friends and even foot-soldiers, and they hated the communists, where are does that fit into your communist critique?
In reality, Islam is older than Marxism by over 1,000 years, and marches to its own tune. It does not need communist puppet-masters to do evil .
Communism coming from the Soviet union DID lead to our politically correct culture though. That, and your point about Putin are the only correct ones.
old white guy says
America will not be viewed kindly by history for allowing the scourge of islam to continue.
RichardL says
America is not being viewed kindly for having elected a traitorous swine twice.
A Harris USA says
old white guy… Obama has one objective, and has for 8 long freaking years, HURT AMERICA!!! This is his agenda until the last second.. Any doubts?? The parade of hellish actions taken my this Muslim America hater is now unleashed.. Is it Jan 20th yet.
Paul N Silas says
As usual, you have bought into the “marketing” of a non-communist Russia. So what are you saying is that Russia are the good guys?
Putin: ” The greatest tragedy in history is the collapse of the USSR”
Marine General Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs: ” Russia is an existential to the United States”.
Yes, the Nazi army had Muslim troops, so was 1/2 of Stalin’s Red Army.
Alexander Dugin,, who is in Putin’s inner circle of advisors, lays out in great detailed plan of a Greater Eurasian Soviet Union which includes all of Europe, Russian, China, and India.
Try addressing the facts, many of the leaders of Jihad were trained in Moscow. If Russia is anti-Muslin why is it an allied to Iran and Syria?
Like I said, pro-Russian Trolls
Byzantium1683 says
….You just label all responders pro-russian trolls, don’t you? Even though they agree Putin is a threat.
Russia does not have to be communist any more to be a threat.
Your Red army statement is clearly false. The vast majority of Soviet Union territory was Christians being forced to accept communism. The muslim regions, even though they were countries, had nowhere near the population to sustain the massive Red army, which at one point contained 20 million men. (Im not sure on its exact size, but I am on its composition)
Haha, so far-fetched. I was going to say that of course Dugin wanted to spread communism, then I realized you mean a Putin guy, not a Soviet guy.
I think its pretty easy to address that. Regardless of stupid leftist spinning, Jihadis Were and Are trained by the USA. Are you going to say the US is muslim or communist because it mistakenly trains muslims?
I won’t call you a troll, since you clearly believe what you say. However, you are very close, since you eagerly dismiss everyone who responds as a pro-russian troll, even when they agree that Putin is a threat. In fact, I have been mocked for Warning of Putin! But I guess you don’t remember that.
Paul N Silas says
Notice his answer, not a shred of evidence to back up his propaganda. Over half of Stalin’s armies were drawn from the USSR’s central Asian Republics, and they are all Islamic.
Byzantium1683 says
Haha, I just attacked Putins russia on another article, I did so before, I will probably do so again, and yet you say I am Pro-Russian Troll. I hate Christianblood!
What do you mean no evidence? Where is yours?
First of all, the Germans penetrated to Moscow before the Asians arrived. All who died there were Russians or European Colonials.
Second of all, Yes the Asians eventually arrived, but most of them were from Asian Russia. It is specifically mentioned that they came from the FAR-EASTERN MILITARY DISTRICT.
I have no doubt that many Muslims from Central Asia fought for Joseph stalin, but the Idea that 10 million or more of the Red Army is not Russian or European, is laughably ridiculous. There is no way they could do that, even if they wanted it to.
Today, Muslim countries that were in The Soviet Union: about 60 million people, after the late population growth.
Red Army in WW2? 30 million, fully half of the civilians today you claim would have made up the muslims. DO THE MATH.
Byzantium1683 says
I only make myself look bad by gloating, but what about that evidence for yah, huh?
You have some good Ideas, but you are the brainwashed one. I will NOT forget the Threat Russia is, but its not the communist Muslim one you think it is.
TR says
@Byzantium 1683,
“The Nazis also had muslims friends and even foot-soldiers, and they hated the communists, where are does that fit into your communist critique?
In reality, Islam is older than Marxism by over 1,000 years, and marches to its own tune. It does not need communist puppet-masters to do evil .”
The New Left of the 1960’s Did form a bond of Solidarity in Struggle with the Islamic Jihadist.
My cousin personally had direct contact with these “Middle Eastern Freedom Fighters” as they were called by the SDS Communist. True their end goal partnership with each other’s Ideology is contraindicated. The support of the Jihadis supplying numbers and muscle in exchange for spoils of the Communist Revolution USA borders on mercenary. Obama grew up under this radical thinking and is importing as much Jihahi backup to hold the ground the Communists have already taken in the USA. Everything was Green Light Go to the Rogue Radicals of the Obama Administration until Donald Trump won the Election. They never expected he could muster the millions of votes needed in key states to counter the enabler Democrat Socialist Fix. This Islamic Hostile invasion is far from over within the two weeks remaining, they will not give ground with out a fight.
Byzantium1683 says
I thank you for the info TR.
I agree that the new left is very much allied with Islam, to its eternal disgrace.
However, being an enabler, does not mean being the cause, as Paul up there seems to think. Islam IS older than communism, and it laughs at us for getting distracted.
I’ve already mentioned to him, that since the US trains Jihadis, can we really pretend Russia its a big deal when russia (not even fact, according to him) does it?
However, as I mentioned before any of this, Putin IS a threat. I don’t believe he has to be a secret Soviet union to be so.
Also, Paul says Putin praised the Soviet Union. That is weird coming from an oligarch, but he WAS a member of the Soviet union at one point, as no doubt many were. The Old order never truly dies.
Barbara says
Becomes more obvious every day that since he’s not an American he has nothing to fear.
Rob says
After the theocrat-nuclear-weapon-empowering, Iran deal, this marks the worst possible global threat of Obama’s dubious “legacy”.
That an American president – after the slew of Islamist murders across the world – can release such dangerous jihadis into known Islamist hands; and not be challenged immediately by the whole world is worse than incomprehensible – it’s a sign that today’s world leaders are dangerously incompetent.
There appears to be only one competent, responsible “Western” leader on the planet today; and he’s the one whom Obama attempted to unseat – Benjamin Netanyahu. This man understand that his FIRST duty is to his citizens.
Thankfully, Trump’s advisers appear to be well-acquainted with the threats which Islam poses; and in the process of making America great, Mr Trump’s team will deal with Islamist nations in the only way they understand – with credible threats; and force, if necessary…
Hopefully, Mr Trump and his team will set the US properly on the path to making responsible world-changing decisions; and setting the example for the rest of the nations to follow.
Shmooviyet says
AGREED. Netanyahu + Obama = UGH.
BO’s thin skin and narcissism seemed at their worst in Netanyahu’s presence; he was everything BO wasn’t and it was too much to have a leader around –particularly a Jewish one–who was polite but firm, who didn’t bow and scrape before him. BO’s pathological behaviour toward BN has been a national embarrassment; an obviously hateful little brat whose thoughts you can read in those frightening ‘glaring’ photos: “how dare you think you’re smarter than me, you ….” . Just AWFUL.
Anyone with a bloody islamic hatred for the US & Israel doesn’t belong in ‘jail’ if BO can get them out before he’s gone.
Kay says
Can Congress do anything about O’s plan?
Kay says
Well, I have tried anyway. I have written to all three of my congressmen. Someone has to stand up to O.
Byzantium1683 says
This plan is nothing compared to giving Iran Uranium, but thank you for trying. As a Canadian, I have no congressmen. Only stupid MPs picked by Justin Trudeau.
duh swami says
All he wants is a peaceful transition of power…Watch for more moves in that direction…
Mo says
My God, how is this not treason?
How unspeakably evil this man is!
Shmooviyet says
@RichardL: ‘applauding hands’ ? for your 10:26 AM reply above!
Alien Republican says
I wonder whether someone might share some sources (links, books) which are trustworthy, that credibly explain why the US is putting so much effort and resources to keep a select group of jihadis in Guantanamo.
From the outside it looks to me as if some “protective hand” is trying to make the situation for the inmates as confy as possible…
Angemon says
Another day, another Obama poisoned apple. Sorry, not apple – turd. It’s like the bizarro version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”.
Alexius Comnenus says
What Musobama is doing is a clear act of treason. Anything else is just speculation. The congress and the senate must accuse this president of treason and anti-American policy.
TassieR says
Obviously, a traitor. As obviously, an impostor with a falsified Birth Certificate and no genuine documents in sight. Finally, an obvious Muslim, hating anything which is Christian or American. I wonder just whom must our world thank for such a rarely obvious set of the “presidential” qualities? His voters? Congress? Pelosi personally? Supreme Court? Or maybe all those who happily (or unhappily) slept from 2008 to 2016?
steve says
perhaps the terrorists could fall victim to some mysterious bug, enteric dysentery might keep them squatting in a Guantanamo latrine until Trump is in charge………..
mach37 says
I understood that transfers of Guantanamo detainees required 30-day notice to congress. Have these most recent transfers met the 30-day notice requirement? Does congress have any say on whether the transfers are approved or not? What is going on here?
Jim says
Giving Trump more target practice