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Why Clapper Changed His Mind on Releasing the Gitmo 5

With growing outrage at the administration's decision to free five Taliban prisoners in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl, our Eli Lake explains how James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, opposed releasing them in 2012.

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