People inside Guantanamo Bay may be fighting with isis. Jennifer has the latest details. Jennifer . Fox news has learned the u. S. Intelligence and Defense Community expect as many as 20 to 30 former Guantanamo Bay detainees have joined forces with isis and other militant groups inside syria. Many of the hardest core fighters have been released in recent years, cementing fears that the u. S. Military is once again encountering militants taken off the battlefield and released from gitmo. We know that some of the detainees that have come out of guantanamo have gone back to the fight, to the battlefield. Were aware of that. One example in april of this year, ibrahim shakaran was known to be killed while following forces. The chairman of the Armed Services committee called for an immediate suspension of detainee releases in a letter to the defense secretary today. Quote, the u. S. Government must not release terrorist detainees at the same time we have committed u. S. Service members to fi
That the u. S. Military is once again encountering militants taken off the battlefield and released from gitmo. We know that some of the detainees that have come out of guantanamo have gone back to the fight, to the battlefield. Were aware of that. One example in april of this year, ibrahim shakaran was known to be killed while following forces. The chairman of the Armed Services committee called for an immediate suspension of detainee releases in a letter to the defense secretary today. Quote, the u. S. Government must not release terrorist detainees at the same time we have committed u. S. Service members to fight isil. To continue to do so just as we have had to open a new front in the war on terror is unthinkable. Some of the former detainees are fighting with isis now. Some are supporting the al qaeda link front. Some are on the ground in syria and some are fronting operations and supporting the isis propaganda campaign. There are now 149 prisoners held at guantanamo bay. 80 are c
0 national institutes of health harry reid said save saving a child with cancer is not his priority. why would he want to do that? take a look. why would we want to do that? i have 1100 people at the air force base sitting home. they have a pru fu problems of their own. to have someone of your intelligence suggest such a thing maybe means you re irresponsible. reckless. why would i want to help one child with cancer? why would i want to do that? harry, i can think of a few reasons. open your mind. that s not all. we are seeing first hand the devastating impact this liberal shutdown is having on american heroes yesterday and today. veterans had to move barricades to gain access to the world war ii memorial in the nation s capital. the republican led house passed legislation that would fund been threatening to do for weeks. tonight the house of representatives have passed a bill funding the national parks, the national memorials. harry reid suggests he ll kill it to keep the statue o
0 parts of the government including national parks. are the democrats going to take it up in the senate? the chances are slim to none. earlier today reince priebus announced he and the rnc is willing to keep the world war ii memorial but in typical fashion, that s not negotiable. democrats called it a stunt. joining me now with reaction to this and more we have a busy night. texas senator ted cruz. i don t know where to begin here. go ahead. look. this is harry reid s shutdown. it is the perfect example of liberal arrogance. your times the house of representatives endeavored to compromise to pass the bill that funds the federal government but at the same time presents enormous harms obama care is causing to millions of american s. four times harry reid said go jump in a lake. he won t negotiate, won t talk. he told the president don t talk to congress. apparently their view is the president should negotiate with iran but not with congress. that s unreasonable, ridiculous and that s w