Who said that and about what you ask?
How about John Brennan, Obama's counter terror chief, on the fact that 1 in 5 terrorists released from Gitmo have gone back to their terroristic ways:
The Pentagon's most recent study on the subject concluded that approximately 20 percent of Gitmo detainees have either been confirmed as, or are suspected of, returning to terrorism. Speaking at the Islamic Center at New York University on Saturday, Brennan reportedly downplayed the 20 percent figure, stating:
You know, the American penal system, the recidivism rate is up to something about 50 percent or so, as far as return to crime. Twenty percent isn't that bad,
Brennan may be agnostic on how to deal with potential "ticking time-bomb" scenarios. But at least he's clear that there's no real problem with the large-scale release of terrorists where we can expect one in five of them to engage in future terrorism
As Tom Joscelyn points out, however, terrorism is not an ordinary crime. Thus, it's ridiculous to compare terrorist recidivist rates to recidivist rates for ordinary criminals. For example, "a serial thief is not nearly as threatening as a former Gitmo detainee who blows himself up in Iraq, killing 13 Iraqis and wounding dozens more." (Joscelyn also notes that the recidivism rate for terrorists has been rising dramatically as we track their behavior over time, and is likely to continue to rise).
We need grownups in charge folks and not people like this. This is beyond ridiculous... this is incompetence on a scale not seen in my lifetime.
Crossposted(*).
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Comments (11)
Maybe only one in five was ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by epador | February 15, 2010 9:11 AM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Maybe only one in five was a "real" terrorist to begin with?
1. Posted by epador | February 15, 2010 9:11 AM |
Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 15, 2010 09:11
2. Posted by John | February 15, 2010 9:14 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
That's not the worst thing he said he also said that we can't keep terriorist locked up forever. If you can keep a terrorist locked up forever who can you keep locked up forever.
2. Posted by John | February 15, 2010 9:14 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 15, 2010 09:14
3. Posted by epador | February 15, 2010 10:05 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I bet the other 4/5 have simply returned to their Freedom Fighting ways.
3. Posted by epador | February 15, 2010 10:05 AM |
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Posted on February 15, 2010 10:05
4. Posted by 914 | February 15, 2010 10:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
With odd's like that, I'd fly with those chap's any old time.
4. Posted by 914 | February 15, 2010 10:23 AM |
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Posted on February 15, 2010 10:23
5. Posted by Will | February 15, 2010 12:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"20 percent of Gitmo detainees have either been confirmed as, or are suspected of, returning to terrorism."
They probably aren't counting the ones acting as recruiters, and fund raisers.
5. Posted by Will | February 15, 2010 12:11 PM |
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Posted on February 15, 2010 12:11
6. Posted by Jake | February 15, 2010 2:33 PM | Score: -4 (4 votes cast)
Well, if you're going to claim that Breenan is "incompetence on a scale not seen in my lifetime", then you'd just be wrong... considering this long record of service.
But hey, don't listen to facts. Just respond to Fox News marching orders.
6. Posted by Jake | February 15, 2010 2:33 PM |
Score: -4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 15, 2010 14:33
7. Posted by Marc | February 15, 2010 5:22 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
jake [or is it "jakeass?"] "But hey, don't listen to facts. Just respond to Fox News marching orders. "
As opposed to MSNBC/olberfoll marching orders?
7. Posted by Marc | February 15, 2010 5:22 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 15, 2010 17:22
8. Posted by Maddox | February 15, 2010 6:36 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Are Obama's appointees members really this stupid or are they grasping at anything that might cover their agenda to create more chaos?
8. Posted by Maddox | February 15, 2010 6:36 PM |
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Posted on February 15, 2010 18:36
9. Posted by Just John | February 15, 2010 9:34 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
When were they all released?
9. Posted by Just John | February 15, 2010 9:34 PM |
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Posted on February 15, 2010 21:34
10. Posted by Jake | February 15, 2010 10:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"As opposed to MSNBC/olberfoll marching orders?"
So you agree with me, then. Because yes, wether Fox or MSNBC, taking your marching orders just because the network gives them to you is idiotic and scary.
10. Posted by Jake | February 15, 2010 10:54 PM |
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Posted on February 15, 2010 22:54
11. Posted by 914 | February 16, 2010 12:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"So you agree with me, then. Because yes, wether Fox or MSNBC, taking your marching orders just because the network gives them to you is idiotic and scary."
Yes it is... So stop doing it!
11. Posted by 914 | February 16, 2010 12:38 AM |
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Posted on February 16, 2010 00:38