Pentagon Releases 15 'High-Risk' Gitmo Detainees to UAE

The Defense Department has transferred 15 detainees—12 Yemenis and 3 Afghan citizens—from Guantanamo to the United Arab Emirates. The Pentagon’s web page says nothing about the risks the detainees pose beyond the fact that the transfers supposedly “took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures.” The DOD thanks the UAE “for its humanitarian gesture,” implying that the transfers were necessary to promote human welfare.

Here are some facts about the detainees, based on leaked and declassified documents.