Breaking News about The Other Latif

( Will Paybarah )

LATIF NASSER: Hey. You're listening to Radiolab. This is Latif Nasser. And what I have for you today is some breaking news. So you might remember, last year my colleagues and I brought to you the story of a man with my name.

[ARCHIVE CLIP: Abdul Latif Nasser.]

LATIF: Detainee 244 at Guantanamo Bay.

[ARCHIVE CLIP: He would've killed me.]

[ARCHIVE CLIP: Would he have cut your head off on a video if he'd have been instructed?]

[ARCHIVE CLIP: Hello, duh!]

LATIF: Labeled "The worst of the worst" by the United States government.

[ARCHIVE CLIP: People who've committed crimes tend to lie about it.]

LATIF: Detained for almost 20 years.

[ARCHIVE CLIP: That's why he's still at Gitmo.]

LATIF: Who then was cleared to leave.

[ARCHIVE CLIP: He's innocent!]

[ARCHIVE CLIP: You have to take everything the CIA says with a pinch of salt.]

[ARCHIVE CLIP: I know he was beaten many, many times.]

[ARCHIVE CLIP: Opened up Pandora's box of horrific truths about American justice.]

LATIF: But because of politics a bureaucratic snarl at a crucial moment ...

[ARCHIVE CLIP, Donald Trump: We're gonna load it up with some bad dudes!]

LATIF: ... got stuck at Guantanamo anyway.

[ARCHIVE CLIP: He's somebody who should be home. Should've been home a long time ago.]

LATIF: And here's what we have to tell you: after 19 years, he's out! The US government has transferred Abdul Latif Nasser out of Guantanamo. We don't know much else yet other than that as you hear this, Abdul Latif has touched down on the tarmac in his home country of Morocco.

LATIF: For those of you that have listened to the series, you know what a big deal this is. I mean, they haven't let anyone out of Guantanamo Bay in years. For those of you who have not heard the series, this is a real prime time to catch up.

LATIF: You can find the series at TheOtherLatif.org, that's the other L-A-T-I-F dot org. Or search for The Other Latif wherever you get your podcasts. I'm going to find out more right now, and yeah. more soon.

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