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Pentagon: 1 in 7 Gitmo Prisoners Rejoin Fight

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(Newser) – A Pentagon report concludes that 74 of 534 prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay returned to militant activity—a recidivism rate of 14%, or about 1 in 7, the New York Times notes. The report, still under review, could complicate President Obama’s goal of shutting the facility by January because of concerns about where remaining prisoners will go. He’ll offer more details of the plan tomorrow.

The Times notes that critics have called into question the accuracy of previous Pentagon reports on the subject. “It’s part of a campaign to win the hearts and minds of history for Guantanamo,” said a Seton Hall law professor who has represented Guantanamo detainees. “They want to be able to claim there really were bad people there.”

Guards stand on either side of a lineup of Guantanamo detainees.
Guards stand on either side of a lineup of Guantanamo detainees.   (AP Photo)
In this file photo, detainees pray before dawn near a fence of razor-wire at Guantanamo.
In this file photo, detainees pray before dawn near a fence of razor-wire at Guantanamo.   (AP Photo)
A Guantanamo detainee pushes his hands against his cell window.
A Guantanamo detainee pushes his hands against his cell window.   (AP Photo)
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justme
May 20, 09 4:58 PM CDT
This is why Bush and crowd stopped the releases that they were doing. Now Obama can try to figure it out. They can't be released when no country wants them. How about Chicago? Reply
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AnnieChrist
May 20, 09 6:23 PM CDT
How about sending them to Craword Tx, they can help bush clear mesquite. Send some to the cheney compound in Casper, WY too. It's only fitting.
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freethemall
May 20, 09 6:06 PM CDT
This is one of the complicated problems dropped in Obama's lap, resulting from the incompetence of the previous administration. If a large number of individuals are rounded up as suspected terrorists, and are handled in a manner such as those in Abu ghraib were handled, and end up in Gitmo, any who were not originally incline to join the fight against the "infidel", would certainly be inclined to do so after their release. Reply
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triordan
May 21, 09 9:59 AM CDT
One of the most complicated? Because he made it that way. I'm pretty sure the economic crisis is a little more complicated, but he managed to fix that -- right?
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Doctor_Zaius
May 20, 09 6:12 PM CDT
Funny, when you torture a goat herder for 5 years he tends to hold a grudge. Who woulda thunk it? Reply
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