Following up on Marc Thiessen‘s bogus claim that the Obama administration’s policy with terrorism suspects is now “catch and release,” this is a chart I made of Gitmo detainees released or transferred based on the numbers from McClatchy:

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Now, I think we should release people when we have no basis for holding them. But remember, according to Thiessen, everyone accused of terrorism is automatically guilty. So Bush let more than 500 terrorists go.

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer