The Daily Fix: Two Released From Guantánamo, NCAA's Union Vote, and New Campus Rape Reports
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:43:31 PDT
A 33-year-old Guantánamo Bay inmate who was once suspected of being Osama bin Laden's bodyguard may be leaving the military prison.
The Periodic Review Board, in its review of whether inmates should continue to be held without charge in the American facility in Cuba, recommended that Ali Ahmad al-Razihi and one other inmate for release back to their native Yemen, Reuters reported.
Al-Razihi was captured by Pakistani forces in 2001 while fleeing a bin Laden hideout in Tora Bora, Afghanistan. The board said his stated plans, family support in Yemen, and largely peaceful behavior as an inmate were among the reasons for his release.
Of the 154 prisoners that remain at Guantánamo, about 70 cannot be prosecuted but are considered too dangerous to set free.
In other news...
This Land Is My Land: Cattleman Cliven Bundy, 67, is enjoying his 15 minutes of infamy after spewing racist comments and wingnut politics on talk shows. The Los Angeles Times goes inside Camp Tripwire to talk to the AK-47-toting militia that has gathered to protect his cattle from being confiscated by federal officials in payment for the $1 million Bundy owes for grazing his animals on public land.
Help Wanted: At the White House's annual "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day," one little girl handed First Lady Michelle Obama her dad's résumé, saying he'd been out of work for three years. (via The Washington Post)
Campus Crimes: Fresh federal complaints have been filed by 23 students who are alleging that Columbia University and Barnard College mishandled sex assaults on campus. (via New York Observer)
Deadly Floods: Dozens have been killed in devastating floods in northern Afghan villages, with many trapped on the roofs of their homes. (via BBC News)
A More Perfect Student Union: Northwestern University football players cast a historic ballot Friday to decide whether they will form the nation's first union for college players. It's probably not coincidence that on Thursday, an NCAA committee recommended greater autonomy for the five biggest conferences in making decisions about scholarships and other financial benefits for students. (via ESPN)
Rerun run run: What movie aired more than any other on basic cable in 2013? None other than Mrs. Doubtfire, Robin Williams' crossdressing romp about a lovable British nanny. It aired 66 times on five networks. Now consider the hundreds of dollars you spent on cable last year. Just sayin'. (via The A.V. Club)
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