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  1. Kelly Ayotte:

    This potential transfer is all the more troubling in light of the fact that Ibrahim al Qosi, who was released from Gitmo by the Obama administration in 2012, is now reportedly a leader and spokesman for AQAP, … The administration has not been forthright with the American people about the terrorist affiliations and activities of these detainees, or provided sufficient assurances that they will not return to the battlefield, particularly given their possible proximity to Yemen.

  2. James Mitchell:

    Nothing was done to those detainees that aren't done to our servicemen and women, and women, by our own training programs, i think it's a national discussion. The administration and the people of the United States really have to ask themselves if whether in a situation like immediately after 9/11 they think it's a good idea to let them lawyer up.

  3. James Mitchell:

    Yes, I waterboarded KSM, i was part of a larger team that waterboarded a small number of detainees.

  4. James Mitchell:

    I was part of a larger team that waterboarded a small number of detainees.

  5. Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano:

    How is an increase of 396% under control, while this time last year it was 18,000 detainees -- we are at 97,000 in this sector alone.


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