I suppose the ACLU and Human Rights Watch will piously deplore the fact that a former Gitmo detainee didn't keep his promise and and outright lied about his forced pledge to renounce violence.  But then they will probably continue to press for additional detainees to be released, reasoning it is just not fair to punish the others for the misdeeds of one individual. But stretching this line of thinking further, does this mean that those injured in the hotel blast deserved to be punished?

Forced promises are meaningless, especially when there is no supervisory parole or oversight of any kind.  The rights of the individual, and in this case the rights are sketchy, must be balanced against the rights of the free world.  The scale tips in favor of the free world. 

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