Allen West: Captured Terrorist 'Should Be Heading to GITMO'

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West weighed in on Monday on the capture of Abu Anas al Libi, the al-Qaida leader captured by American military forces in recent days for his role in planning terrorist attacks in Africa. West expressed strong disapproval of plans to try al Libi as a criminal and insisted he should be held as a prisoner of war at Guantanamo Bay.

This weekend there was good and bad news for our warriors fighting against radical Islamism, West posted on Facebook on Monday. Unfortunately, four of our brave warriors gave the last full measure of devotion in Afghanistan. Our heartfelt condolences go out to those families who will have an empty chair at the dinner table. Our special operators conducted two tactical raid missions in Somalia and Libya. The operation in Libya resulted in capture of a Muslim terrorist with ties to the U.S. Embassy attacks, al Libi. However, he is being treated as a criminal and supposedly will be transferred to U.S. to get lawyered up for a day in court. He should be heading to GITMO. Regardless of these successful raids, heres another thing you can add to the list POTUS has shut down: a strategic policy in the Middle East to combat Islamic terrorism.