Ex-Guantanamo detainee turns to terrorism

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In the tribal area of Waziristan, Pakistani helicopter gunships and commandos hunt one of the country's most wanted militants — Abdullah Mehsud — a feared Taliban commander who is allegedly tied to al-Qaida. Mehsud's men recently took Pakistani soldiers and two Chinese engineers hostage.

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The Mehsud story is more than a bit embarrassing for the United States. Until last March, Mehsud was in prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — having been captured fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan. However, a Pentagon review board decided to release him, ruling Mehsud was not a security threat.

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In fact, some villagers now consider Mehsud a hero because he seems to have outwitted the Americans and tricked them into releasing him.

Experts say it's possible Mehsud was always a hardcore militant and deceived his captors.

"The other possibility is that the two years in captivity was itself a radicalizing experience," says terrorism expert Brian Jenkins.

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This combined with passing up a chance to get al Zarqawi so the case for war in Iraq was stronger should prove to anyone that Bush isn't worth anything.

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1. If I were held captive for 2 years

It would radicalize me too.

Do they have ANY idea what they're doing? Any?