Guantánamo Recidivism: Mainstream Media Parrot Pentagon Propaganda (Again)
Last May, The New York Times uncritically published a front-page story entitled, "1 In 7 Detainees Rejoined Jihad, Pentagon Finds," in which Elisabeth Bumiller, relying on an unpublished Pentagon report, stated that "74 prisoners released from Guantánamo have returned to terrorism, making for a recidivism rate of nearly 14 percent."
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