Propaganda Alert: Cheney's Office Lies about Gitmo Recidivism, Reuters Prints It

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US: 61 ex-Guantanamo inmates return to terrorism
13 Jan 2009 18:09:02 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that 61 former detainees from its military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appear to have returned to terrorism since their release from custody.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said 18 former detainees are confirmed and 43 suspected of "returning to the fight."

He said the figures, updated at the end of December, showed a higher rate of recidivism than seen in a previous report showing 37 former detainees as active militants.

He provided no details about the detainees or their countries of origin.

"The overall known terrorist re-engagement rate has increased to 11 percent" from about 7 percent, Morrell said.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N13404998.htm

Are you skeered?!

Relax. Last Summer, they were claiming more than thirty had "returned to battle" and a study done by Seton Hall using the Pentagon's own numbers, found only 1 person could possibly be traced back to any battlefield. So, if the rate has increased by 11%, that's still less than three whole people.

The information from Seton is in this pdf, middle of p. 191 ("Executive Summary"). I'm sorry, can't figure out how to post it. Maybe some good person can help. :blush:

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/110/42476.pdf

Fuck you, Dick Cheney.

[EFerrari]

1. Kick

[bigtree]

2. good post

I was looking at their figures which stated that they hadn't provided any proof. Figures. Hope the truth catches up with the lie.

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3. Cheney bragged about ordering torture on national teevee.

How anyone like him can have even an ounce of credibility left is mindblowing.