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by icebraining 3855 days ago
Well, to me, "the US government is keeping innocents in Guantanamo that could be fighting the Taliban and ISIS" doesn't sound like pro-government propaganda.
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It is a much better story than: Former prison camp detainees join ISIS with renewed vigor (certainly the most likely scenario)
And unfortunately with a much better reason.
Trotting out the token good case scenario while torture occurs in the bad case is classic propaganda, but way to defend torture, you get a hold star today.