Catch and release: DOD transfers guy who invented the shoe-bomb from Gitmo to Bosnia for safe keeping

Meet Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah, the latest terrorist to get his walking papers out of Guantanamo:

Another Gitmo detainee is transferred out. Govt of Bosnia agreed to accept Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah. Leaves 92 detainees at Gitmo.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 21, 2016

Al Sawah is not just a regular terrorist, mind you, but an explosives specialist who developed the “prototype of the shoe-bomb” used in a failed attack in 2001.

DOD announces transfer of Gitmo detainee Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah to Bosnia. Member of AQ who developed IEDs to use v commercial planes

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 21, 2016

Here's al Sawah's DOD file, per NYThttps://t.co/iBEXDPf6Ke

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 21, 2016

According to his DOD file, Al Sawah is only a “MEDIUM” risk to U.S. interests and rated as only “possibly” returning to his previous career instructing other terrorists on how to blow up Americans:

Sure, why not. Just because he has blood on his hands, personally met with Osama bin Laden and had possible knowledge of the 9/11 attacks, it doesn’t mean he should be locked up, right?

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/690222150838542339

The Obama Admin adding more players to that #JVTeam. https://t.co/IwEXPeOUc2

— Corey J Olivier (@coreyolivier) January 21, 2016

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More like a coach than a player.

Makes no sense but then neither does this presidency. https://t.co/bU9LfxPkDc

— Leslie Hendryx (@leslie_hendryx) January 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/pinecohen/status/690226153014034432

Cool! What could possibly go wrong? https://t.co/VcD2ItdFbU

— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) January 21, 2016

So, tell me again why holding him in Gitmo is more dangerous than this? https://t.co/mPwG29aG3Z

— GregEsq (@GregEsq) January 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/Brennan/status/690221214195945472

I feel safer already. https://t.co/RaQDE65oc4

— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) January 21, 2016

Exit question: Maybe he was kicked out of Gitmo for failing to comply with Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign?

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