The recidivism rate of released Guantanamo Bay detainees is quite high, but terror suspects being held there keep being released nonetheless.
It’s being reported that a number of Gitmo detainees released in the last three years have joined ISIS:
Fmr #Gitmo detainees back on battlefield fighting 4 #ISIS Sources confirm 2 #FoxNews that dozens r believed 2 b in #Syria @foxandfriends
— heather nauert (@HeatherNauert) October 30, 2014
@FoxNews exclusive 20-30 fmr gitmo detainees fighting for ISIS on the ground in Syria. Gen. Jack Keane reax
— Martha MacCallum (@marthamaccallum) October 30, 2014
From Fox News:
As many as 20 to 30 former Guantanamo Bay detainees released within the last two to three years are suspected by intelligence and Defense officials of having joined forces with the Islamic State and other militant groups inside Syria, Fox News has learned.
The development has cemented fears that the U.S. military would once again encounter militants taken off the battlefield.
The intelligence offers a mixed picture, and officials say the figures are not exact. But they are certain at least some of the released detainees are fighting with the Islamic State, or ISIS, on the ground inside Syria. Others are believed to be supporting Al Qaeda or the affiliated al-Nusra Front in Syria.
Who could have seen that coming? Well, anybody with the least bit of foresight:
https://twitter.com/dmhaughton/status/527831373114249216
https://twitter.com/bodysouls/status/527831185159110656
I'm shocked that Gitmo detainees are making it to the battlefield with #ISIS after we fed them and nursed them. @BillHemmer @FoxNews
— Carrie ❤️ America ?? (@carrieksada) October 30, 2014
*Shocked Face* MT"@FoxNews: Sources: Ex-Gitmo detainees suspected of joining #ISIS, other groups in #Syria http://t.co/cpdBg7Yfnq"
— Cornpop? (@Howdyflanders) October 30, 2014
"Bet no one saw this coming! Except everyone w/Brains" Former Guantanamo detainees joining ISIS: http://t.co/EXa6fmE5U7 @FoxNews #PJNET
— Stan Harris (@SHICAGroup) October 30, 2014
Sources: Former Guantanamo detainees suspected of joining ISIS, other groups in Syria | Shocked, Shocked I tell you. http://t.co/OoqKv4fWpA
— Rodger (with a D) (@Noz4news) October 30, 2014
What? Prisoners released from #Gitmo back on battlefield & fighting w/ #ISIS? Say it ain't so @BarackObama! #shocking #impeach #HelloNSA
— Mrs. Bartender (@mrsbartender97) October 30, 2014
Sources: Former Guantanamo detainees suspected of joining ISIS, other groups in Syria http://t.co/DFPEW9LIul”. Oh. I'm shocked…
— Traveling Prof (@ProfSeay) October 30, 2014
20-30 former GITMO prisoners now fighting with ISIS in Syria … Wow , never saw that coming ( insert sarcasm )
— ? Kara ? (@nevergiveup2004) October 30, 2014
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