# Obama's dream realized: Ex-Gitmo Prisoner Rejoins Taliban?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-dream-realized-ex-gitmo-prisoner-rejoins-taliban/489068>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 11, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-dream-realized-ex-gitmo-prisoner-rejoins-taliban/489068 "2009-03-11T13:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-dream-realized-ex-gitmo-prisoner-rejoins-taliban/489068/41 "2009-03-11T19:16:59Z")

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I’m surprised that nobody has asked for a cite for this guy rejoining the Taliban. OK, sure, we know that he joined the Taliban after his release, but did he _re_join? That implies that he was a member before, as well. Do we know that?

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-dream-realized-ex-gitmo-prisoner-rejoins-taliban/489068/42 "2009-03-11T19:22:49Z")

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And he’s only one of, what, 61? (the number kept changing throughout the campaign) of people Cheney released from Gitmo who have since returned to “terrorist activities”. Just imagine what a \*liberal \*administration will eventually do with the rest of 'em, huh?  
Still waiting for **Hamlet** to jump in with his latest rationalizations for flouting the law, then creating new law that is not only _ex post facto_ but _ad hoc_.

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-dream-realized-ex-gitmo-prisoner-rejoins-taliban/489068/43 "2009-03-11T20:19:07Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> …That implies that he was a member before, as well. Do we know that?

Casio watches. Two of them. Noted above. Do try and keep up, won’t you?

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-dream-realized-ex-gitmo-prisoner-rejoins-taliban/489068/44 "2009-03-11T21:36:16Z")

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> [@Snarky\_Kong](#):
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> No pit material?! The thread title is clearly a trolling attempt.

> [@jayjay](#):
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> It’s not like **ralph** has ever done otherwise, though I do wonder why the obvious trolling in the title escaped Pitdom.

If you believe that a post or thread is an act of trolling, report it. Do not accuse other posters of trolling outside The BBQ Pit.

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That said, accusing the current president of creating a problem in the thread title when the facts are that the problem was created entirely, (both initial capture and eventual release), under the previous president has little to do with opinions or debates and much to do with promoting ignorance and flames, so this thread is closed.

Topics related to the release of persons held at Gitmo are fair subjects for discussion.  
Making false accusations in an OP are not.

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