The news that Saudi Arabia has now released a wanted list for 85 jihadis that have cycled through the jihadi "rehabilitation program" has caused quite a stir in the ongoing controversy on closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Eleven of the 85 wanted jihadis were released from Guantanamo to Saudi custody. Thomas Joscelyn is tracking down their identities. The United States plans to release more than 90 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo to the Yemeni government, whose prisons for al Qaeda operatives better resemble a turnstile.
Wide Angle takes a look at the highly touted Saudi rehabilitation program. Follow this link and watch the video. You won't be disappointed but you will likely be shocked. The Saudi doctor believes he can reform hardened al Qaeda fighters and leaders through crayon-and-paper artwork projects. Men who have admitted to murdering innocent people are let loose after a year or two in the program. They serve less time and receive more lenient punishment than thieves and drug dealers in Saudi Arabia receive. Thieves often have a hand chopped off; drug smugglers usually lose their heads.
