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mediamatters.org - 1/23/2009

MSNBC graphic falsely claims Pentagon has asserted as fact that "61 fmr. Gitmo detainees have returned to fight against U.S."

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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 43 former detainees who the Pentagon ...

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crooksandliars.com - 1/25/2009

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

— crooksandliars.com — 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 ... (more) 61 Detainees Returning To Terror? No, Pentagon "Making ...

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weeklystandard.com - 1/24/2009

What to Do About the Gitmo Detainees

— weeklystandard.com — The ball is in Congress's court. by Stephanie Hessler 02/02/2009, Volume 014, Issue 19... (more) What to Do About the Gitmo Detainees

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And As For The Accuracy
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The Myth of 61 and the Fear Wulitzer
Daily Kos — In what Atrios has perfectly dubbed wingnut porn, the all fear all the time threat of the "terrists" is loose again, it's target now being Obama's closure of Guantanamo. What they're using again and again is the myth of 61. Since President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring that the Pentagon's detention facilities at Guantánamo be closed within a year, numerous media figures and outlets have repeated or failed to challenge the claim that 61 former detainees held there have returned to the battlefield. In fact, the figure, ...