Presidential Memoranda 01/27/12
“Presidential Memorandum – Delegation of Certain Function under Section 308(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (for the Secretary of State)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Consittution and the law of the United States of American including section 301 of title 3, US Code, I hereby delegate to you, in consutltion with the Secretary of Defense, the function to provide to Congress the information specified in section 308(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Barack Obama
NDAA
Sec 308(a) Requirement for Notification – the {resident shall submit to Congress, in classified form, at least 30 days prior to the transfer or release of an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Cuba.
Common Sense Review
It looks like Pres Obama plans on releasing some Gitmo detainees.. let’s refresh our memories:
The Washington Post 01/09/12
“Don’t let These Taliban leaders loose”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-let-these-taliban-leaders-loose/2012/01/09/gIQAeLIWlP_story.html
President Obama is reportedly considering releasing several senior Taliban leader from Guantanamo Bay as an enticement to get the Taliban to the peace table. With the opening of the Taliban political office in Qatar, Obama officials see the move a step to peace talks.
Among several individuals the White House is considering releasing include the four Taliban leaders :
• Mullah Mohammned Fazi, deputy defense minister:
O Implicated in the murder of thousands of Shiites in northern Afghanistan
o “operational associations with significant al-Qaida and other extremist personnel
o Involved in Taliban narcotics trafficking
• Abdul Haq Wasiq, deputy minister of intelligence:
o Arranged for al-Qaida personnel to train Taliban intelligence staff in intelligence methods.
o Assigned al-Qaida members to the Taliban Ministry of Intelligence
• Mullah Norullah Noori, governor-general of Afghanistan’s northern zone:
o Was directly subordinate to Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Omar
o Associated with members of al-Qaida
o Assessed “to be a hardliner in his support of the Taliban philosophy”
• Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa, Herat governor and acting interior minister
o “directly associated to Usama Bin Laden (aka Osama bin Laden) and Taliban Supreme Commander Mullah Muhammad Omar. He was “trusted and respected by both”
o “ represented the Taliban during meetings with Iranian officials seeking to support hostilities against the US and Coalition forces
o “one of the premier opium drug lords in Western Afghanistan.
Is the President setting us up for another attack?
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