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Gitmo Detainee Released By Obama Administration Now Chief Recruiter For Al-Qaeda

Joshua Yasmeh

Released Guantanamo Bay detainee and ex-Osama Bin Laden aide Ibrahim al Qosi is now a primary recruiter for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), appearing in innumerable propaganda films.

The 56-year-old was a close confidante of Osama Bin Laden, helping the terror leader orchestrate attacks against the United States, including the 9/11 massacre. He was transported to Gitmo in 2002 and ultimately plead guilty to war crimes in 2010. Qosi was released from the US naval base in June of 2012 after 10 years in custody. He initially settled in Sudan but then found his way to Yemen where he began to make appearances in AQAP recruitment clips before emerging as the face of al Qaeda jihadist propaganda.

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