ABC News pitched it Tuesday as the ultimate feel-good story: “I was born again on July 19. My birthday is no longer March 4. I was born yesterday on July 19,” said Abdul Latif Nasser, a Guantanamo detainee who was freed yesterday by Biden’s handlers. Nasser was ecstatic: “I have no words to describe my overwhelming sense of happiness and joy. It is like a miracle after 20 years to be home and celebrate Eid together with my family.” However, the circumstances of his long detention were less heartwarming and should be pondered carefully by patriotic foreign policy analysts in Washington – if, that is, there are any such people.
Freeing of Guantanamo Detainee Highlights the Confusion and Failure of the 'War on Terror'
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is author of 30 books, including many bestsellers, such as The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades), The Truth About Muhammad, The History of Jihad, The Critical Qur’an, and Muhammad: A Critical Biography. His latest book is Antisemitism: History and Myth, and coming in Nov. 2025 is Spencer has led seminars on Islam and jihad for the FBI, the United States Central Command, United States Army Command and General Staff College, the U.S. Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group, the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the Justice Department’s Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council and the U.S. intelligence community. He is a senior fellow with the Center for Security Policy. For media inquiries, contact communications@pjmedia.com.
