Claim: Former Vice President Dick Cheney used his May 10 appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation" to, once again, strongly defend the Bush administration's handling of alleged terrorists taken into U.S. custody. At one point, to back up his characterization of Guantanamo Bay detainees as ultra-bad guys, Cheney claimed that detainees sent home from Gitmo had already demonstrated significant recidivism: "We released hundreds already of the less threatening types. About 12 percent of them, nonetheless,
Fact-check: Cheney's Gitmo Recidivism Claims - FactCheck.org
Verdict: former vice president dick cheney used his may 10 appearance on cbs' "face the nation" to, once again, strongly defend the bush administration's handling of alleged terrorists taken into u.s. custody. at one point, to back up his characterization of guantanamo bay detainees as ultra-bad guys, cheney claimed that detainees sent home from gitmo had already demonstrated significant recidivism: "we released hundreds already of the less threatening types. about 12 percent of them, nonetheless,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2009-05-14T19:00:45