Iraq - Sadr aide release from U.S. detention

AFP via Babelfish translation ^ | April 13, 2004

[HAL9000]

Lieutenant de Moqtada Sadr released by the American soldiers

Hazem Al-Araaji, person in charge for the office of the radical head Shiite Moqtada Sadr in Baghdad, was released Tuesday by the American forces after several hours of detention, noted a journalist of the AFP.

Sheik Araaji was given in freedom in the hotel of the center of Baghdad where it was stopped, after having given interviews to Italian media.

It indicated to the press to be retained during five hours in the international airport of Baghdad, not to be questioned and to have received excuses of the soldiers américains."Je condemns this inhuman behavior ", T-it however declared.

Sheik Araaji announced by telephone with the AFP his imminent release whereas it was transported airport towards the center of Baghdad on board a vehicle of the American army.

[Solamente]

Hope they slipped a tracking device on him!

[numberonepal]

This is interesting. I'm not really sure I understand why they would let him go. Tracking?

[af_vet_1981]

Hazem Al-Araaji, person in charge for the office of the radical head Shiite Moqtada Sadr in Baghdad, was released Tuesday by the American forces after several hours of detention,

Overwhelming force ...

[ASA Vet]

Hope they slipped a tracking device on him!

Hope they they slipped a tracking device in him.

[ASA Vet]

Overwhelming force

I see you're still waiting for that too.

[af_vet_1981]

I see you're still waiting for that too.

I've been waiting a long time ...

I still remember our hostages in Iran and our Marines in Lebanon.

[ASA Vet]

I understand completely.
Sadly it will take several major hits here at home before we decide on War.

[zarf]

These clowns will be back after the transfer of power to take down the "new" Iraqi government.

Same crap, different day.