From the L.A. Times
WASHINGTON -- At least eight inmates released from detention at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to the battlefield against U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan and Pakistan, prompting complaints inside the Pentagon that international pressure had undermined the U.S. effort to fight Islamic fundamentalism.
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[Note who is blamed for this. Heaven forbid anyone involved could have made a mistake.]
Some who have worked on detainee policy issues contend that these cases could be evidence of flaws in how the military assesses the potential threat of individual detainees.
"It raises questions about the screening process," said Mark Jacobson, who was a special assistant for detainee policy at the Pentagon until September 2003.
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