Author: Margot Williams

Abu Zubaydah’s Possible Release After 22 Years of Torture and Detainment at Guantánamo Bay Abu Zubaydah, the “forever prisoner” at Guantánamo Bay, may finally see the light of day after negotiations for his release began. Held without charges and subjected to torture for over two decades, he is now in talks with a redacted country to monitor him post-release indefinitely. Zayn al Abidin Muhammad Husayn, known as Abu Zubaydah, at Guantanamo. Photo: Department of Defense/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Despite being labeled an important Al Qaeda operative with knowledge of 9/11, Abu Zubaydah’s status has now dwindled in the…