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Originally posted by Lanesra:
Is it not a self evident truth that all men are created equal?
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You know, I've never been convinced by this.
Is it self evident?
Yup, I'm sure the figures are generous, although I wonder whether the massaging is enough to be material.
I wish it gave more specific detail, but we shouldn't forget the sources cited:
"according to the Pentagon, 95% of them were not captured by the Americans themselves"
and
"According to the US Department of Defense, only 8% of the prisoners at Guantanamo were al-Qaeda fighters, and only 5% of them were captured by the Americans themselves."
Presumably the Pentagon & DoD has a vested interest in making the figures look as favourable as possible, although I do wish it had links to press releases etc from the DoD so they could be independently corroborated.