Instead, the board cited his “refusal to take responsibility for his involvement with al-Qaida” and his “refusal to distinguish between legitimate and nefarious business contacts.” 
 
 The board also invoked “the detainee’s past involvement in terrorist activities, including contacts and activities with” Osama bin Laden and the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Paracha “cannot show ‘remorse’ for things he maintains he never did,” attorney David Remes told the board in March, describing him as a “model prisoner.” On Thursday, Remes said Paracha “will try to address the board’s concerns in his file review in October.” 
 
 Paracha went before the board in March by teleconference between the base and Washington, D.C., wearing the white uniform of a compliant prisoner. It alleged that before his capture, Paracha — who has never been charged with a crime — did research on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials and “offered operational suggestions to al-Qaida.” 
 
 The parole-style board has heard 29 cases, decided 27 and approved 20 captives for release. The April 7 Periodic Review Board decision, obtained by the Miami Herald Thursday, effectively rebrands him as an indefinite detainee in the war on terror, colloquially known as a “forever prisoner.” The official board language declared that “continued law of war detention of the detainee remains necessary to protect against a continuing significant threat to the security of the United States.”
– Guantanamo's oldest prisoner won't soon return to Pakistan or the US as he had hoped: The Guantanamo parole board has ruled that 68-year-old Saifullah Paracha will remain in custody as "a continuing significant threat to the security of the United States." The Pakistani businessman has been in custody since 2003 over claims that he worked with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed to facilitate financial transactions and develop propaganda for al-Qaeda, reports the Miami Herald. Paracha—who lived in the US from 1970 to 1986—was also allegedly in contact with Osama bin Laden and researched chemical and nuclear materials for the terrorist group, though he was never charged with a crime. During a hearing on March 8, Paracha—whose son was convicted of trying to help an al-Qaeda operative reach the US—said he "never worked with anybody to harm anyone," was "duped" into handling certain finances, and only tried to secure an interview with bin Laden while chairman of a TV broadcasting studio in Karachi. The board says his "refusal to take responsibility for his involvement with al-Qaeda" and "refusal to distinguish between legitimate and nefarious business contacts" made their decision clear, though Paracha's lawyer says he "cannot show 'remorse' for things he maintains he never did." The prisoner will respond to the board’s concerns in a review in October, his lawyer adds, per the AP.