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crooksandliars.com - 1/25/2009

61 Detainees Returning To Terror? No, Pentagon "Making Up Numbers"

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I wrote on Wednesday about the Pentagon's claim that 61 Gitmo detainees had "returned to terror" and noted previous Seton Hall Law studies that said the Pentagon was...umm... lying through it's teeth . Seton Hall now has a new report out examining the evolving claims and hyped ...

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mediamatters.org - 1/23/2009

MSNBC graphic falsely claims Pentagon has asserted as fact that "61 fmr. Gitmo detainees ...

— mediamatters.org — MSNBC graphic falsely claims Pentagon has asserted as fact that "61 fmr. Gitmo detainees have returned to fight against U.S." MSNBC: 61 fmr. Gitmo detainees have returned to fight against U.S. Media Matters has documented that the 61 figure includes ... (more) MSNBC graphic falsely claims Pentagon has asserted as ...

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mediamatters.org - 1/24/2009

Media advance falsehood that Pentagon has confirmed that 61 former Guantánamo detainees ...

— mediamatters.org — namo detainees have returned to battlefield Summary: Since President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring that the Pentagon's detention facilities at Guant namo be closed within a year, numerous media figures and outlets have repeated or ... (more) Media advance falsehood that Pentagon has confirmed ...

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Gitmo Case Files - A Tragedy Of Errors
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NYT’s ‘Terrorist Recidivism’ Correction Only Half Correct
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