Photo: Peter Bergen says it's crucial to know how many ex-Guantanamo prisoners have gone back to the fight. From CNN:
(CNN) -- As President Obama awaits formal recommendations this month on issues surrounding the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, it is crucial that policymakers and the public have an accurate picture of the threat to the United States posed by those detainees already released.
Contrary to recent assertions that one in seven, or 14 percent, of the former prisoners had "returned to the battlefield," our analysis of Pentagon reports, news stories and other public records indicates that the number who were confirmed or suspected to be involved in anti-U.S. violence is closer to one in 25, or 4 percent.
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My Comment: Kudos to Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann for doing what reporters should do when faced with a news story .... they did their research. But still a number of important Taliban leaders have on their resume a Stint in Guantanamo .... and while 4% may seem low .... in my book it is still a high number .... and who knows what some of these former detainees may do this year, next year .... or later.