War on Terror Watch: Binyam Mohamed Released from Guantanamo Bay

British resident Binyam Mohamed, who has been detained in US-run facilities since 2002, is on his way back to the UK from Guantanamo Bay.

Mohamed said as he left Guantanamo, "I have been through an experience that I never thought to encounter in my darkest nightmares. Before this ordeal, 'torture' was an abstract word for me. I could never have imagined that I would be its victim. It is difficult for me to believe that I was abducted, hauled from one country to the next, and tortured in medieval ways -- all orchestrated by the United States government."

British authorities have not said whether he will be held on his arrival in Britain for questioning, as has happened with previous detainees returning from Guantanamo. Clive Stafford-Smith, who has led the campaign for Mohamed's release, said, "He just wants to go somewhere very quiet and try to recover. Every moment that he is held compounds the abuse he has endured."

Binyam Mohamed: Guantanamo Torture Evidence Hidden from Obama

From The Guardian:

Binyam Mohamed, the UK resident detained in Guantánamo Bay, is to be visited by British officials and could be returned to Britain shortly, the foreign secretary, David Miliband, signalled today. The US authorities have agreed to treat Mohamed's case as "a priority", the minister said, enabling Britain to work with Washington for "a swift resolution".

London and Washington may want to act quickly, because yet more embarrassing detail on the case has emerged today.

Clive Stafford-Smith, Mohamed's lawyer, claims the US Department of Defense is preventing President Obama from seeing evidence of Mohamed's alleged mistreatment and torture. He has written to Obama:

You, as commander in chief, are being denied access to material that would help prove that crimes have been committed by US personnel. This decision is being made by the very people who you command.