Dispute over Guantanamo recidivism rate The Obama administration and Republican senators are waging a war of words over the number of terror suspects who have re-entered the fight after being released from the U.S. detention centre at Guantanamo Bay ----------------------------------------------- STATUS OF GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES: As of July 15, 2014* Transferred out of facility Total 620 Alleged by Republicans to have re-entered fight 30 percent of freed detainees 436 Died in custody 9 “Confirmed of re-engaging” in hostile activities 107 Dead or in custody 48 “Suspected of re-engaging” in hostile activities 77 Dead or in custody 16 Remaining detainees 151 780 Total people detained since Jan 2002 *Current numbers (Jan 14, 2015): 649 detainees transferred, 122 remaining ------------------------------------------------- OBAMA ADMINISTRATION Accuses opponents of inflating recidivism rate by combining former detainees “confirmed”of re-engaging in hostile activities with those “suspected” Says more than 90 percent ofdetainees transferred during Obama administration have not been confirmed or suspected of committing hostile activities after their release PROPOSED SENATE LEGISLATION Would bar transfer of detainees to Yemen for two years, suspendtransfer of high or medium-risk terror suspects, and repeal law allowing transfer of inmates to foreign countries Bill would also prohibit transfer of terror suspects to foreign countries if individual transferred from Guantanamo was confirmed to have engaged in terrorist activity --------------------------------------------------- Source: Wire agencies Picture: Getty Images words 243