http://www.wikio.co.uk/blog/search/Abdullah Salih Al Ajmi Wikio Blogs - search: Abdullah Salih Al Ajmi wikio wikio http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62121367 by hilzoy Bill Roggio has a story today called "Released Guantanamo detainee behind March suicide truck bombing at Combat Outpost Inman in Mosul". The bombing itself is a few months old, and got some press at the time. From the... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:18:46 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62121367 hilzoy 2008-06-27T02:18:46Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63066377 Before 2001, Abdullah Salih al Ajmi was a low-level volunteer in the Kuwaiti military, where among other tasks, he had responsibility for responsibility a mid-level al Quaeda kin (who was on the) various security's hot list . Possibly the slow pace of beheadings scared him; could the reward for a drawn-out martyrdom be limited only to grand-mother-age virgins? For whatever reason, sometime before September 11th, al Amji deserted the Kuwaiti military service, joining instead the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. The Taliban gave al Ajmi an AK-47 and hand grenades , but don't normally deploy military uniforms or wear insignia of rank. In mid-2004, al Ajmi was found to be an "enemy combatant." But about the same time, al Ajmi started his make-over from war-criminal to justice-seaker, to non-violent poet . First, he claimed he went to Afghanistan "to study the Quran" not to fight Americans and other Muslims] [unclear whether such studies were cleared with his Kawuati officers] He suddenly claimed to be a victim of torture . In short, al Ajmi rapidly became another Git'mo cause celeb among the left , which, per force, entitles one to a battery of high-powered lawyers . One of his counsel read al Ajmis poetry at a 2006 anti-Gitmo "teach-in" held at Seton Hall University . al Ajmis's lead counsel took the detainees case as far as it could go; the same summer of the status hearing, al Ajmi was among 14 detainees afforded the right to a hearing by the SCOTUS the Supreme Court's Rasul ruling . Instead of holding a hearing, and without explanation , the government transferred al Ajmi to Kuwati authorities in late 2005 . In July 2006, Kuwaiti courts acquitted and released him . According to a Sunni fundamentalist from Kuwait who has been linked by the United Nations and the United States to al-Qaida, al Ajmi and two others left Kuwait early this year "only after a martyrdom operation was prepared for them in agreement with coordinators" in Iraq. On March 23rd, a suicide bomber killed 12, and wounded 42, Iraqi soldiers at an army outpost in western Mosul . A recent al Qaeda propaganda tape credits al Ajmi with the attack . (A report in May fingering al Ajmi with another bombing in April apparently was wrong.) As Rusty Shackleford reports , given the appearance of a U-Tube maryterdom video, al Ajmi apparently got his martyrdom. Lefties immediately identified the culprit: America. "This is what we create with torture and no due process," claimed The Zoo blog . Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, says "I assure you that US misconduct in Guantanamo has generated far more terrorists than the release of detainees have." So, did Git'mo create a terrorist? Hardly: al Ajmi previously said he searching for "a way to reconnect with the jihad." According to the DoD , al Ajim is the 37th released detainee "confirmed or suspected" to have returned to terrorism. Yet, Senators McCain and Obama each vow to close Guantanamo. Does that mean mass-emancipation ? US soldiers simply could shoot unlawful combatants encountered on the battlefield . Assuming we decide against that approach, what's the next best option ? Other nations face similar issues (albeit smaller scope). (via Combs Spouts Off Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:50:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63066377 noreply@blogger.com (Carl) 2008-07-04T18:50:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62490621 [Blast crater at Combat Outpost Inman. Photograph by Bill Roggio, Long War Journal] If you follow the links, the first article from the Long War Journal (by Bill Roggio, March 23, 2008), describes a suicide car bombing in Mosul that killed 13 Iraqi soldiers and wounded 42. Roggio reports an “armored truck packed an [...] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:31:26 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62490621 newcentrist 2008-06-30T13:31:26Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62298712 Abdullah Salih al Ajmi, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, was behind the attack on Combat Outpost Inman . LGF Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:10:57 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62298712 2008-06-28T15:10:57Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62238112 A former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Abdullah Salih al Ajmi has been identified as the Al Qaeda operative who conducted a suicide truck bombing in Mosul: Released Guantanamo detainee behind March suicide truck bombing at Combat Outpost Inman in Mosul . A former Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee conducts a suicide attack in Mosul Two Kuwaiti al Qaeda operatives who conducted suicide attacks were featured at the end of the video. Abu Omar al Kuwaiti, also known as Badr Mishel Gama’an al Harbi, and Abu Juheiman al Kuwaiti, also known as Abdullah Salih al Ajmi, are both shown on the video, along with their attacks in Mosul, said Kazimi. Harbi, who claimed to be a “veteran of the jihad in Afghanistan,” conducted a suicide car bomb attack on a police station in Mosul on April 26, 2008. Ajmi was released from Guantanamo Bay and was searching for “a way to reconnect with the jihad.” He claimed he was tortured while at Guantanamo Bay. Ajmi “is seemingly responsible for an earlier truck bombing at the Iraqi Army HQ in the Harmat neighborhood of Mosul on March 23, 2008,” said Kazimi. The attack occurred at Combat Outpost Inman, an Iraqi Army base that served as the headquarters for the 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Iraqi Army Division. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:20:32 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62238112 2008-06-27T21:20:32Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62222537 Ed Morrissey describes the remnants of Sadr’s army like so: The remnants of the Mahdi Army have gone underground, forming an armed network on a much smaller scale. How small? Think of the Spartans at Thermopylae, and cut that in half while removing the courage and the military skill. Couldn’t have put it better myself. He is talking about the report that Sadr’s army has been completely decimated and now number oh, about 150: The military wing of the Sadrist Movement, the political party loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, is “turning itself into a secret armed organization,” an Iraqi intelligence official told the Gulf News on condition of anonymity. Iraqi intelligence reports suggest the group’s numbers have dwindled from around 50,000 to as few as 150 in the past few years. Intelligence officials credit decisions by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to launch military offensives against Shiite militants in the southern parts of the country as deterring the group. An Iraqi intelligence official reports as many as 2,000 Mehdi Army fighters were killed in recent operations in Basra, Sadr City and the provincial capital of Maysan, Amarah. Meanwhile Bill Roggio reports that a released Gitmo detainee is back to the front and is responsible for attacks inside Iraq: Al Qaeda in Iraq, through its puppet organization the Islamic State of Iraq, released its latest propaganda video on June 23. The video contains a montage of attacks throughout Iraq, and features two Kuwaiti al Qaeda operatives who conducted strikes in Mosul. One of the operatives was released from the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Islamic State of Iraq used footage taken at Combat Outpost Inman by this reporter in Mosul in March of this year. The detainee, Abdullah Salih al Ajmi, drove a armored truck packed with explosives into a Iraqi army base and detonated it, killing 13 Iraqi army soldiers and wounding 42. Just the tip of the iceberg I’m afraid after our courts release a large chun Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:27:34 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62222537 Curt 2008-06-27T18:27:34Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62171816 By Bill Roggio Abdullah Salih al Ajmi, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, was behind the attack on Combat Outpost Inman. Al Qaeda in Iraq, through its puppet organization the Islamic State of Iraq, released its latest propaganda video on June 23. The video contains a montage of attacks throughout Iraq, and features two Kuwaiti [...] Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:12:19 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62171816 T2M 2008-06-27T11:12:19Z