THE GUANTÁNAMO FILES: Libyan travel detained rebels and Allied American of sorts

Today, Mr. Qumu, 51, is a notable figure in the struggle of the rebel Libyan to exclude the colonel Muammar el-Gaddafi, was a leader of a group of ragtag fighters known as the Darnah Brigade for his hometown, this rundown port city of 100,000 people in the Northeast Libya. Former foe and prisoner of the United States is now an ally of sorts, a remarkable turnaround resulting displacement of American policies rather than any clear change in Mr. Qumu.

He was a tank driver in the Libyan army in the 1980s, when the Central Intelligence Agency has been spend billions in support of the religious militants, trying to lead the Soviet Afghanistan troops. Mr. Qumu settled in Afghanistan in the 1990s, just as Osama bin Laden and other former mujahedin were violently to return against their former benefactor, in the United States.

He was captured in Pakistan after September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, accused of being a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group activist and sent to Guantánamo - in part because of the information provided by the Government of Colonel Gaddafi.

"The Libyan Government believes detained a 'acts dangerous man with no qualms about committing terrorist activities,'" said the classified assessment 2005, obviously citing the conclusions of Libyan intelligence, which was obtained by the New York Times. ""He was known as one of the extremist Arab-Afghan commanders,""the Libyan information continues, referring to the Arab fighters who remained in Afghanistan after the anti-Soviet jihad."

In this evaluation of Guantánamo, the United States has been working closely with Colonel Gaddafi intelligence on terrorism. Now, the United States is a leader of the international coalition trying to oust Colonel Gaddafi-, vocals with air power the rebels, including Mr. Qumu.

Mr. classified Guantánamo evaluation Qumu says that he was suffering from "a non-specific personality disorder" and that he told - citing once more the Libyan Government as a source - a history of drug trafficking and drug abuse and charges of murder and assault in fact armed.

In 1993, the document says, Mr. Qumu escaped from a Libyan prison, escaped in Egypt and continued in Afghanistan, training at a camp run by Mr. bin Laden. At Guantánamo, Mr. Qumu denied having knowledge of terrorist activities. He said that he feared he would be returned to Libya, where he faces criminal charges and asked to go to other countries where "(United States) you can look at me," according to a summary hearing.

However, in 2007, he was sent to Guantánamo in Libya and released the following year in an amnesty for militants.

Colonel Gaddafi has cited claims about Mr. Qumu instructions past blame Al Qaeda for the Libyan uprising together. American officials nervously noted the presence of at least some former activists in the ranks of the rebels.

The walls of the buildings along the road in Darnah are decorated with slogans anti-Qathafi and usual pro-Western in English and Arabic found anywhere in the eastern Libya. But there are notable additions: "Non qaida" and "no to extremism."

Darnah has reason to be tense. The city has a long history of militancy, including a revolt against the domination of Colonel Gaddafi, led by Islamists in the 1990s, which led to a brutal repression. Activists here are credited from veteran Libyan Islamic Group, which later announced that he was to become affiliated with Al Qaeda, and that sends as Mr. Qumu militants to fight in Afghanistan.

Most famous, however, Darnah has to be more productive soil recruitment of the world for suicide bombers. An analysis of 600 bombers in Iraq by the Centre for combating terrorism at West Point concluded that 440 whose name is their 70 in a list of recruitment, 52 were of Darnah, most of any cityin Riyadh, Saudi saoudite40 times as populous, as the most important source following, sending 51.

In addition to Mr. Qumu, local residents say that the Darnah Brigade is headed by Abdul-Hakim al-Hasadi, another Libyan thought to be an activist who was Afghanistan during the reign of the Taliban, when Al Qaeda had training camps.

Mr. Qumu did not for an interview, promised last week, but Mr. Hasadi did, lattice chiffonnés with a light beard and a lazy left eye, perpetually half closed. He denied that Mr. Qumu was in his group, recently renamed the Martyrs of Abu Salim Brigade, after a prison in Tripoli where 1 200 inmates were killed in 1996. Two of the sons of Mr. Qumu are in his brigade, he said.

"I don't know how to convince everyone that we are not Al Qaeda here", said Mr. Hasadi. "Our goal is to overthrow Qathafi", he added. "I know that you will never believe me, but it's true.".

For the moment, Western observers in Benghazi, the capital of rebels temporary 180 miles away, seem satisfied to accept those assurances. "We are worried Al Qaeda infiltration from outside than those Aboriginal" it said. "Most of them have a local action so that they are not as much as a threat to the West".

Rod Nordland declared in Darnah and Scott Shane of Washington. Kareem Fahim contributed reports from Benghazi in Libya.

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: April 25, 2011

An earlier version of the legend of the image with this article incorrectly identified Abdul-Hakim al-Hasadi as Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda bin Qumu.

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Korea n confirms the American arrest - BBC News

April 14, 2011, update at 06: 46 GMT Korea of the North has us nationals detained in the past: Aijalon Gomes was held for seven months, the Korea of the North has confirmed that it has arrested an American citizen and is preparing to charge him with "a crime" against the country.

Jun Young-su was arrested in November last year, the official press said KCNA Agency.

The US State Department announced the arrest Tuesday and calls for the release of the detainee for humanitarian reasons.

The United States do not have the names, but said that Swedish diplomats had visited him.

The Embassy of Sweden in Pyongyang takes care of American interests, because there are no diplomatic relations between the Northern Korea and the United States.

Tours of the former

Korea of the North did not specify the crimes for which the man had been charged.

But South Korean media suggested that it was a Korean American business man who could be involved in Christian missionary work.

Korea of the North sees religious activity organized as a potential challenge to the leadership.

He held a number of American citizens in recent years.

Former President Jimmy Carter was the release of American citizen detainees of the Korea of the front North

In 2010, fervent Christian Aijalon Gomes was sentenced to forced labour for eight years for the opening of the North Korea. He was released after seven months when former US President Jimmy Carter flew to Pyongyang for talks.

Two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, took place several months after their arrest in 2009 for trespass on the border of the Korea in North of China. Former President Bill Clinton flew to Pyongyang to secure their release.

The news of the arrest of Mr. Jun comes ahead of another visit to Pyongyang by Mr. Carter.

He said he wants to discuss how to revive the impasse in the negotiations is to end the nuclear program of the Korea of the North.

Korea of the North has conducted two nuclear tests to date and tensions have been high on the Korean peninsula since the sinking of the Cheonan, a South Korean warship.

The ship has decreased with the loss of 46 lives near the inter-Korean border disputed in March 2010. Seoul, said Pyongyang sank ship - Korea of North denies any role.

A North Korean artillery attack on an island in border in November which killed four South Koreans led relations deteriorate further.

Were Korea North to allow Mr. Jun to return home with Mr. Carter, critics see in a planned attempt by the Communist Government seems reasonable and if reliable political concessions and economic aidsays the BBC Nick Ravenscroft in Seoul.

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ID of the detained North American Korea

Tensions between the Korea of the North and West were enriched in recent years due to concerns on the nuclear program of Pyongyang.Jun Young Su was arrested in November 2010, KCNA reportsSources said that the prisoner is a Korean American State Department businessmanThe works on the case of the Embassy of Sweden in Korea PyongyangNorth a selected number of Americans in recent years

(CNN) - the Korea of the North has identified an American man detained, who had been arrested the year last for "committing a crime"against the nation seclusion, according to the State media."."

"U.S. citizen Jun Young Su was arrested in November 2010 and has since been studied by a relevant body to commit a crime against (North Korea) after you have entered it", the KCNA news agency reported Thursday. "He admitted his current crime of inquiry".

KCNA did not provide details on the nature of the alleged crime.

Two representatives of the Department of State, speaking provided it be not identified told CNN Tuesday that the man is a Korean American businessman. One of the sources stated that the businessman had a visa to enter the North Korea.

The State Department works in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, said the officials. The United States urges the authorities of North Korea, through the Swedish officials, to free the man for humanitarian reasons.

Sweden represents the interests of the Korea of North America, because the United States and the North Korea have no diplomatic relations.

Swedes were granted consular access to human and visited him, officials said. Swedish officials require regular visits, officials said.

CNN, a Swedish official in Stockholm has confirmed that the Embassy in Pyongyang is working on the case.

The sources refused to provide additional information due to privacy.

North Korea retained many Americans in recent years, increased levels of tension in what is already a rocky relationship between Pyongyang and Washington.

In 2010, former President Jimmy Carter helped secure the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, an American citizen who had been sentenced to a fine of nearly $ 600,000 and sentenced to eight years of forced labour over the border to China North Korea.

Gomes, who tried to commit suicide in North Korean custody, was considered a Christian activist.

Two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who had entered the North Korea in March 2009 and have been arrested and sentenced to 12 years of forced labour, were released in August 2009 after an intervention by the former President of the United States Bill Clinton.

Tensions between the Korea in North and West were enriched in recent years due in part to concerns over Pyongyang nuclear development program. The United States and the Korea of the South held military exercises joint in February, despite the Korea of warning North to the South did not perform the exercises, calling a provocation and threatening to engulf Seoul in "a sea of flames".

Korea of the South accused the North of the torpedoing and sinking one of its warships in March 2010, killing 46 marine and last November, the Korea of the North, to the island of Yeonpyeong, killing two South Korean marines and two civilians.CNN Elise Labott and Paula Hancocks contributed to this report

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American detained in North Korea

American detained in North KoreaNEW: Sources say that the detainee is a Korean American State Department businessmanThe is working on the case of the Embassy of Sweden in Korea PyongyangNorth retained many Americans over the past years

(CNN) - a US man was detained in Northern Korea, two representatives of the State Department told CNN.

Diplomatic sources speaking provided it be not identified, said that the man is a Korean American businessman. One of the sources stated that the businessman had a visa to enter the North Korea.

The State Department works in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, said the officials. The United States urges the North Korean authorities, through the Swedish free the man for humanitarian reasons.

Sweden represents the interests of the Korea of North America, because the United States and the North Korea have no diplomatic relations.

Swedes were granted consular access to human and visited him, officials said. The Swedish require regular visits, the officials said.

CNN, a Swedish official in Stockholm has confirmed that the Embassy in Pyongyang is working on the case.

The sources refused to provide additional information due to privacy.

North Korea retained many Americans in recent years, increased levels of tension in what is already a rocky relationship between Pyongyang and Washington.

In 2010, former President Jimmy Carter helped secure the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, an American citizen who had been sentenced to a fine of nearly $ 600,000 and sentenced to eight years of forced labour over the border to China North Korea.

Gomes, who tried to commit suicide in North Korean custody, was considered a Christian activist.

Two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who had entered the North Korea in March 2009 and have been arrested and sentenced to 12 years of forced labour, were released in August 2009 after an intervention by the former President of the United States Bill Clinton.

Tensions between the Korea in North and West were enriched in recent years due in part to concerns over Pyongyang nuclear development program. The United States and the Korea of the South held military exercises joint in February, despite the Korea of warning North to the South did not perform the exercises, calling a provocation and threatening to engulf Seoul in "a sea of flames".

Korea of the South accused the North of the torpedoing and sinking one of its warships in March 2010, killing 46 marine and last November, the Korea of the North, to the island of Yeonpyeong, killing two South Korean marines and two civilians.CNN's Paula Hancocks contributed to this report.

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