Release them all! Because we have no enemies, just friends with grievances!

Yemen releases 170 al-Qaeda members

First LibyaÂ releasesÂ 136 al-Qaeda members, saying it will still release another 170; now Yemen releases 170. Not to worry, however; the jihadists signed “pledges” to refrain from terrorism.

“Yemen Releases 170 Al-Qaeda Suspects,” fromÂ AP, March 12:

Libya frees 136 Islamists close to Qaeda

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Very appropriate, sinceÂ Seif al-IslamÂ means “Sword of Islam.” His work is not done, however; he plans on releasing another 170 jihadis with close ties to al-Qaeda. “Libya frees 136 Islamists close to Qaeda,” fromÂ AFP, March 11 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm):

TRIPOLI (AFP) – Libya has freed 136 members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, an Islamist groupclose to Al-Qaeda, in the past two years, the Kadhafi Foundation headed by the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said on Wednesday.

US to release 100 Gitmo apes to… Saudi Arabia!

WASHINGTON — Some of the roughly 100 Yemenis held at Guantanamo Bay would go to Saudi Arabia under a plan being discussed by U.S. and Saudi officials, said people briefed on the talks.

Yemenis make up the largest national grouping among the roughly 250 inmates still at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo. U.S. officials believe addressing their fate is urgent if President BarackÂ Obama is to make good on his commitment to close the prison by January 2010.

Number of Ex-Gitmo Prisoners Rejoining Terror Higher Than Reported

byÂ Â Rowan ScarboroughÂ

The number of ex-Guantanamo detainees who have gone back to terrorism is much larger than the government is letting on.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

A senior intelligence official, who has access to some of the country’s top secrets, tells HUMAN EVENTS that some Pentagon analysts actually believe 102 former enemy combatants have returned to terror — not 61 as publicly reported by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

Obama insists on “forging new ties” with Muslims

And, as a token, he’ll prove his sincerity byÂ releasing jihadis. “Obama: I’ll forge new ties with Muslims,” from theÂ Associated Press, March 13: JW

In phone conversations with the leaders of Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines on Friday, US President Barack Obama discussed his commitment to forging a new relationship with Islamic countries, among other issues.

The Paki Prez Explains It: its all because of ISLAM!

Pakistani PM: Jihadi terror product of “educational, economic, and political backwardness”

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Anything, really, as long as the focus is taken of Islam itself. Odd, however, that even though billions of peoples around this world suffer from “educational, economic and political backwardness,” the Islamic world has the lion’s share of terrorism. To be sure, Latin/South American and non-Muslim Asian and African countries also suffer “educational, economic, and political backwardness,” — indeed, anything and everything the Muslim world suffers, oftentimes more. Yet there are no records of, say, practicing Christians, Buddhists, or African animists crashing explosives-laden vehicles into their respective government’s buildings all while screaming “Jesus” or “Buddha” or “Buluku” “is great!” Why? When a non-Muslim Westerner cites all those factors as being responsible for terrorism, that’s simply ignorance, or wishful thinking; when a Muslim does it, however, such as Pakistan’s PM, it may well beÂ taqiyya.

“Pakistan: Islam has ‘no link’ with terrorism, says PM,” fromÂ Adnkronos, via JW

Islamabad, 11 March (AKI/Asian Age) – Islam had no links with sectarianism or terrorism, Pakistani prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani said on Tuesday. Addressing the National Seerat Conference in the capital Islamabad, Gillani called for the introduction of Islamic universal teachings to the world.Â

“Muslims around the world are victims of educational, economic and political backwardness. All negative tendencies like sectarianism, terrorism and extremism are being attributed to the Muslims. This is not right,” Gillani said.[…]

The prime minister said it was also vital to address the root causes of terrorism. “These include injustice, sense of helplessness and economic and political deprivation,” he said.

“As the world has become a global village, we have to propagate the true message of Islam which stands for universal peace and brotherhood,” said Gillani.

The prime minister regretted that faith has come under increasing attacks in the Western world resulting in recent incidents of what he calledÂ Islamophobia.

“This is mainly due to a handful of misguided people who have by their interpretation of Islam made the religion target of our detractors,” he said.

Senate committee warns that “domestic terror threat” is growing

And it is growing in no small part because of the abject failure of government and law enforcement to deal with the Islamic doctrines and beliefs that provide the justification for “terrorism.” Instead, most policymakers and law enforcement officials have decided a priori, without a shred of evidence, that those doctrines either do not exist or have no influence on American Muslims.

“Domestic terror threat growing, Senate committee warns,” fromÂ CNN,Â