Obama releases Al-Qaeda trained terrorist into British custody

February 23, 10:49 PMBaltimore Republican ExaminerSean O'Donnell

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      Binyam Mohamed (AP Photo/ Lewis Whyld/PA Wire)

Binyam Mohamed, who trained in Afghanistan at the al Farouq training camp, was released this week from the Detainee Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  Mohamed was handed over to British authorities who plan to observe him rather than arrest him.

Unclassified government documents show that Mohamed was labeled an "enemy combatant" that planned to attack the United States with a dirty bomb.  So why on earth did President Obama release him?

Commander Kirk Lippold, the former commanding officer of the USS Cole stated that "[t]his unprecedented release of an enemy combatant, who has already targeted the United States, clearly shows that despite the promises that President Obama made to keep this country safe, he may be putting political promises ahead of our national security."

Obama needs to listen to the victims of terrorist attacks, such as CDR Lippold instead of the ACLU or Human Rights Watch, if he wants to keep this country safe.