One in ten freed Guantánamo detainees goes back to terrorism, says Pentagon

More than one in ten of the Guantánamo detainees sent back to their countries of origin have subsequently become involved in terrorist activities, according to the Pentagon. Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon spokesman, said that an estimated 62 former inmates had been linked to terrorism again. “That's an 11 per cent recidivist rate,” he told The Times.

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