Saturday, January 24, 2009

Security experts skeptical on Gitmo detainee report


::cough... lies... cough:: Interestingly, the next headline in the news line up is "Pentagon defends report, but says it cannot explain where figure comes from".

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Security experts are questioning information released by the Pentagon last week, saying 61 former detainees from its detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may have returned to terrorist activities.

The report, released days before President Obama took office, says 18 former detainees are confirmed to have participated in attacks, and 43 are suspected to have been involved in attacks.

That figure would be about 11 percent of the roughly 520 prisoners that have been released from Guantanamo, which Obama on Thursday ordered be shut down.

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