Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

AQAP Audio Tape

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I downloaded the new AQAP audio tape on Sunday, but I have yet to have a chance to either listen to it or to read the transcript that was also posted to the forums. However, today AFP reports on a SITE transcript of the tape from Ibrahim al-Rubaysh, a former Guantanamo detainee.

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