Over the weekend, Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, a Yemeni, became the ninth prisoner to die in Guantánamo. Adnan had been repeatedly cleared for release - under President Bush and President Obama, and by a US court - but had never been freed, like so many others in that disgraceful prison, which remains an insult to the rule of law ten years and eight months since it first opened.
Adnan was one of the prisoners profiled in the major report I wrote in June, Guantánamo Scandal: The 40 Prisoners Still Held But Cleared for Release At Least Five Years Ago, and the overturning of his successful habeas corpus petition by politically motivated judges in the D.C. Circuit Court in October last year - and the refusal of the Supreme Court to rebuke the court, just three months ago - was notorious amongst attorneys for the prisoners and those interested in justice and the law, even though - sadly and shockingly - it had not awakened appropriate outrage in the mainstream media.
Comment: It's interesting to note that days after the Canadian government chose to close the Canadian embassy in Tehran, this so called "snub" happened by the U.S.. This should be perceived as what it is: a game of good cop, bad cop and it's all part of the show folks.