The totals for before 22nd january 2009, when president obama signed the executive order and total after january 22nd 2009 referring to detainees who this is how the data break down. The total number is 17. 3 confirmed of reengaging. 12. 4 percent suspected of reen reengaging. Before january 2009, the numbers showed 19 confirmed and 14. 3 suspected reengaging for a total of 33 . The data after january 2009 shows that 6. 8 confirmed of reengaging. Six out of 88 transfers. 1. 1 suspected for a total of 7. 9. The rate of reengagement has been much lower, attesting to the rigor of this process. Of the detainees transferred during the administration, over 90 are either confirmed or suspected of reengaging. This speaks to the security measures the receiving government intends to take pursuant to domestic laws and determinations to mitigate the threat. One additional point about the data. Of the 107 confirms of reengaging, the vast majority transferred before 2009 48 are dead or in custody. R
Their current what our assessment is of their intentions, so its not just to look at the assessments that were done mr. Secretary, youre not answering the question. If you dont have the information, then submit it. Its important for this committee to know who is low risk, medium risk and high risk. I would have expected you to come to this hearing with that information. Yes, mr. Chairman. I should add that these risk levels, in terms of who is in what category, is classified. We would be happy to have this conversation with you in a classified context as well. I think its safe to say many of them are in the medium to high risk category. Well, it would be very important for us to know that as we move forward. Yes, sir. Senator tillis touched on this issue of the notification of congress. And i think a lot of people were very disturbed by that. Just by reading it in the paper. Can you, again if you dont have it here, perhaps with the attorney generals help, provide a detailed, detailed l
If you like to see eric talk in a longer segment about his book the nazis next door go to booktv. Org type in his last name in the search function. Mohamedou slahi was a more tarynan engineer and was kept at Guantanamo Bay without being charged. During the book event two of his attorneys discuss guantanamo diary and his legal case. This is about an hour. [inaudible conversations] good evening. Im Bradley Graham open ore of politics and prose along will be wife. On behalf of the entire staff, thank you so much for coming out on this dark and stormy night. A few quick administrative notes. Now would be a good time if you have a cell phone or Something Else that might go beep later to turn it off. When we get to the q a part of the session, because we have cspan here it would help them to hear your question. If you could make it up to this microphone right here. And at the end, before you come up to get your books signed our staff would appreciate it if you would fold up the chairs youre
Along with my wife and on behalf of the entire staff, thank you for coming out on this darks stormy night. A few quick administrative notes. Now would be a good time if you have a cell phone or Something Else that might beep later to turn it off. When we get to the q a part of the session, because we have cspan here, it would help them to hear your question. If you could make it up to this microphone right here. And at the end before you come up to get your books signed our staff would appreciate it if you would fold up the chairs youre seated in and lean them against something that wont topple over. Were in a rather unusual situation here this evening in that were hosting an event for a book, guantanamo diary without the author. Thats because the author Mohamedou Slahi is still in prison at guantanamo. He has been there since 2002 and is still in the same cell he was where he wrote the book. Back in the summer and fall of 2005. He is there even though he has never actually been charge
That we are hosting an event for a book guantanamo diary, without the author. That is because the author, Mohamedou Slahi is still imprisoned at one time about. He has been mayor since 2002 and he is still in the same cell he was where he wrote the book back in the summer and fall of 2005. He is spared even though he has never actually been charged with a crime and even though a federal judge ruling on habeas corpus ordered his release five years ago. The u. S. Government has appealed the judges decision and said the case continues to grind its way through the court. So we have members from a couple members of Mohamedou Slahi week overpeer mlb moderating script should among them. I will take a few minutes to buy some background to the case. They handwritten account of how he ended up at guantanamo and has extrude treatment there constitutes the only diary via serving detainee that has been published. It is immensely revealing and descriptive, quite scary and disturbing in many places,