55 Qaeda from Gitmo get $2,600 gift each from the Al Saud Family, our allies

I'd really rather think about a Rockies, Sox World Series blastfest, but instead we have this kind of stuff.

Other nations must hold us in the most abject derisive contempt imaginable.
The Turks, a democracy refuse us in the national assemble elected by the people, and a NATO ally the ability to ship our own men across their territory in the military effort against Iraq. The 4th Division never makes it as a result, and no military move from the north occurs. We go, 'well you're a representative democracy, so we'll suck it up'

2006 - the Valley of the Wolves open to wild popularity.
(A cute aside ..

• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey, viewed the film with several cabinet members in the premiere screening and liked it. ^[1]
• When asked about the factual nature of the scenario, Bülent Arınç, the Chairman of the Turkish Parliament replied "yes, this was exactly as it happened". He called the movie "an extraordinary film that will go into history")

Our representative assembly declares the sky blue, and names the 1915 Turkish directed Armenian targeted directed jihadi slaughter and mass starvation what it is, and Turkey recalls its ambassador amid hints they will withdraw operating rights for our aircraft at the NATO BASE AR INCIRLIK.

Now this.....from Gertz:

Here's how Saudi Arabia is fighting the war against Al Qaida outside of the Gulf Arab kingdom. The Saudi ruling family has opened up its coffers to give Al Qaida detainees released by the United States thousands of dollars each to celebrate the forthcoming Muslim holidays.

At least 55 Al Qaida operatives released from the U.S. Navy prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will have a lavish gift waiting for them next week. The Saudi nationals will receive about $2,600 each from the Saudi ruling family.

The 55 Saudis were released from Guantanamo as part of a U.S. deal with Riyad. The agreement stipulated that the Saudis prosecute the Al Qaida operatives on charges of crimes committed in the kingdom.

That might eventually happen. But right now, it's raining dollars in Riyad. Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz has ordered the release of the 55 Al Qaida operatives for the Muslim holiday of Id El Fitr over the next week. When they arrive home, the Al Qaida agents will receive their bonus.

The Interior Ministry pledges to return the ex-Guantanamo prisoners after Id El Fitr and prepare them for trial. The ministry said the first trials could take place in November.

Saudis have comprised the second largest group behind Afghans at Guantanamo. The great majority of the Saudis were captured in battles with U.S. troops during the invasion of Afghanistan weeks after Al Qaida destroyed the World Trade Center and a wing of the Pentagon in September 2001.

But over the last 18 months, the Bush administration has submitted to heavy Saudi pressure to release the Saudis from Guantanamo. There are fewer than 40 Saudis left in detention — out of an original 136.

Happy holiday.

Who are our friends and allies, again?