The Newest Fear-Mongering Campaign from the Right

The latest fear-mongering campaign in the U.S. -- this one devoted to scaring Americans that they will be slaughtered if Guantanamo is closed and Terrorism suspects are brought into the U.S. for real trials -- is now in full swing. An UNCONFIRMED story that a former Gitmo detainee joined al qeada.

The New York Times today prints a front-page article claiming that a detainee released from Guantanamo last year has now become "the deputy leader of Al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch" (it's always amazing how bureaucratically structured Al Qaeda is alleged to be and how well we can discern the structure:  "Deputy Leader, Yemen Branch"; do they have business cards and organizational charts?).