5 %, or 74 of the approximately 540 detainees who have been released from Guantanamo Bay prison in recent years. But here's the hitch: none of those jihadists were released onto U.S. soil. Could that be about to change? From Breitbart:
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says about 5 percent of terror suspects released from the U.S. navy prison at Guantanamo Bay so far have returned to the fight against the U.S. and its allies.
Data released Tuesday suggests that an additional 9 percent of freed Guantanamo detainees are suspected to have rejoined what the Pentagon defines as terrorist activity.
In all, 74 of approximately 540 detainees that have been released have either returned or are believed to have returned to the fight.
The Pentagon says it has fingerprints, DNA, photos or reliable intelligence to link 27 detainees to the war since their release. Some constitutional lawyers have disputed the data because it is not specific about the evidence used to track the detainees.
With the President insisting on closing Gitmo, one option that has been thrown around is trying detainees in U.S. federal courts. But what if a few of them actually win in court and are released onto American soil? Could that 5 % number grow?