Ghaleb Nasar Al Bihani was a religious student in Afghanistan when he was introduced to jihad (the holy struggle of Muslims against infidels that is often hijacked by imbecilic extremists for terror and violence). These days, he practices yoga and Spanish as he dreams of one living in Costa Rica, Spain or Uruguay. First, however, he must somehow obtain a release from the inimical detention camp at the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba, where the United States has kept him over the last 12 years.

Camps Delta, Iguana and X-Ray are the odious names of Guantanamo detention facilities that have become a thorn on the side of the administration of President Barack Obama, who at one point thought he could easily close the controversial prison. It has not been easy, but there has been some progress with regard to learning about individual cases such as the one described above. Al Bihani’s case is under review; in a news report by Spanish news agency EFE, published earlier this week by daily tabloid La Teja, an unnamed U.S. Pentagon official elucidated on the following:

• Al Bihani was only a cook for the Taliban forces. He was not a leader nor did he have connections to Al Qaeda.
• Al Bihani surrendered to the Northern Alliance as they took Kabul in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
• Al Bihani escaped from an Afghan prison and ran into U.S. forces, who were invading the northern provinces in search for Osama Bin Laden.

The detainee somehow remains a threat to the U.S., according to the Pentagon, since his brother is also detained in Guantanamo and his family is allegedly connected to jihad networks. Al Bihani knows that he cannot go back home; instead he relies on the mercy of Costa Rica and other nations that one day may give him asylum.

In the past, Costa Rica has offered to take on Guantanamo detainees. As recently reported by The Costa Rica Star:

Three Chinese men unlawfully detained by the United States at the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention camp in the island of Cuba were recently cleared for release to the Slovak Republic in Central Europe. At one point, however, these Muslims were ready to start a new life in Costa Rica, at least until the People’s Republic of China (PRC) got in the way.

In the end, Costa Rica succumbed to political pressure from the PRC, and withdrew the asylum offer.