Technically he’ll be sent to Yemen to serve the rest of his sentence, according to an official speaking anonymously, but I’m not holding my breath on that. Terrorists have a funny habit of, er, “escaping” there.
Former Osama bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan is being transferred from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, back to his home country of Yemen, a senior defense official said Monday.
Hamdan was convicted of aiding al-Qaida in August and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison. He would be eligible for release in January with credit for time served.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter, said Hamdan will serve out the remainder of his sentence in Yemen.
Some more craptastic news: Intelligence officials believe that Al Qaeda is attempting to regroup, so Hamden could be looking at a lucrative career as in the organization once there.
by Stephan Tawney on Tue, Nov 25, 2008