Behind bars, but he's keen to mingle
A detainee at Guantanamo Bay has set up an online dating profile saying he is "detained but ready to mingle", according to his lawyer. Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani, an Afghan who has been held by the CIA since 2007 and is classified as a "high-value" detainee, has an account on Match.com.In a letter to his lawyer, Afghani also expresses concern over the hacking of the adultery website Ashley Madison."This is terrible news about Ashley Madison, please remove my profile immediately!!!" he wrote in July. "I'll stick with Match.com even though you say it is for old people. There is no way I can do Tinder in here."In another letter he refers to US presidential candidate Donald Trump as an "idiot".He also wrote he was "happy" for Caitlyn Jenner, the US transgender reality television star...
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