Who are the Gitmo Saudis?

"As 2007 drew to a close, the tally of detainees released from Guantánamo throughout the year rose to 122, as another ten Saudis were repatriated, to add to the 53 sent home between February and November. With 492 detainees now released – and 281 remaining – the administration's initial claim that the prison housed the 'worst of the worst' grows ever more hollow."

Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files, states that "it appears that none of the Saudis just released was involved with al-Qaeda or the 9/11 attacks" and concludes that they were footsoldiers, missionaries and humanitarian aid workers.

Counterpunch, 7 January 2008