Posted on 06/07/2006 4:12:08 AM PDT by butternut_squash_bisque
BAGHDAD, Iraq - About 594 prisoners were released in Iraq on Wednesday, state television reported, a day after new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said a total of 2,500 would be freed to help foster national reconciliation.
More than 100 of them were freed in the capital, a Reuters reporter said.
About 110 detainees had been gathered at the capital’s main bus station, where prisoners are taken before they are set free, he said from the scene. They were later released.
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Military tribunal and summary execution should be SOP, IMO.
I wonder just what these prisoners said or did to confirm that they also want to foster national reconciliation? Probably ZIP!
Meanwhile, the USA continues to "foster national reconcilation" by keeping these thugs at Gitmo locked up forever.
You're most likely right.
"Insurgent groups" probably already have the revenge targets assigned and the number of *unattached heads* will increase in the coming days and weeks.
"national reconciliation"?
Not in another 1,000 years, IMO. It's going to be a non-stop bloodbath for the foreseeable future.
Military tribunal and summary execution, IMO. Release back into the GP shouldn't be an option.
Political pressure from the PM & Co, most likely. I wonder how many will be killed or re-captured by our Troops... lots, I'd suspect.
'Bet there won't be any car-bombs at that bus station, either.
(((smirk, snicker)))
target practice
Iraqis were initially very confused about this, not understanding the concept of releasing a prisoner from jail.
Precisely accurate. HELL is repetition, over and over.
Just like I don't understand the concept of NOT using shock and awe to get and maintain the upper hand in a war.
Another $50 says new "stories of horror and torture" will be "revealed" in the NY Times by Sunday.
AQ and the Z-man must be running out of recruits and had to negotiate for a new supply.....to keep the peace doncha know.
As dementia slowly overtook her aging mentality, my maternal grandmother enjoyed spending her time swatting houseflies. When she got them all swatted, she'd prop open the screen door for a while to let the house refill with flies. Then she'd close the door and resume the swattage.
Looks like the new prime minister either thinks we have eradicated all the extant insurgents or else he has confused national reconciliation with suicide.
It's Jimmy Carterism or dementia. More likely they're the same anyway.
They will find every single ex-prisoner thug that they can who will claim torture that exceeds the techniques of the Grand Inquisitor himself, Torquemada.
Everyone should brace themselves for the articles and TV interviews to come.
Leni
We aren't releasing them. The new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is.
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...she's showing a lot of leg there in that first picture!
...again and again...
...repeatedly...
...over and over...
...again and again... ;-)
the article>...would release 2,500 prisoners with no clear evidence against them or who were mistakenly detained, in a move to help reach "national reconciliation".
Let's see.... a person doesn't have to do anything to be detained, but is supposed to say or confirm something to get released?!? Sheesh....since when has conservatism meant turning the world on its head?
Yeah...it's ridiculous to release the mistakenly detained! </sarc>
Sodomy Insane "released" a lot of people from prison, too; all of them feet first. Unless they went through the shredder.
We'd better get used to it. The enemy - muslims & lib-dem media - are going to get some real mileage out of this Haditha crap.
It's a set-up, plain and simple. But that'll never make the MSM's front pages or 6pm news slots.
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005321.htm
The more come in, the more we kill. I like the way that works.
Exacta-mundo!
The new prime minister is an idiot, and most likely will also have a very short time in office.
Massive air power, first. Then mop up the remains by hand, second. I don't like sending in our Troops when we have that option.
didn't see that. dame bramage here!
You must not have paid much attention when the War was being won.
I say these people are gonna be watched closely. Our people are gathering intelligence, and this is one prime crowd
"The new prime minister is an idiot, and most likely will also have a very short time in office."
Remember that Prime Minister al-Malaki is a leader of a Shiite Islamic Fundamentalist political party linked to Muqtada al-Sadr, the Islamic Dawa Party. Islamic Dawa is allied with The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
They didn't have to say anything, their tribal leader probably did and if these guys want to stay alive in Iraq they will do EXACTLY what their tribal leader agreed to.
We aren't releasing them. The new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is.
Then that's it. We should get the hell out of that s&%#hole right now. What the hell is the point of having our people over there fighting and dying to bring these animals to justice if the government that we are supposed to be there to help is just going to release them to cause trouble again. This will only result in more American deaths. The way we are fighting this war has gotten way beyond ridiculous.
"National Reconciliation" says it all for me. That's what they want, let em have it... Pack the bags guys, line up and fall back to Kuwait, allow the "National Reconciliation" to take its full course....
I think that what this PM did, as an unintended consequence, is pull the plug on our current stay in Iraq. Bush should seize the moment, hail the move for "National Reconciliation", encourage them to free more perps, and move our guys back to Kuwait and allow them to "reconcile". Now that's poker..
LOL
Welcome to Free Republic!
One problem is that many FReepers don't realize that we've imprisoned MANY innocents. For example, prior to our attack into Fallujah, we let the women and children leave, but rounded up all males under 45 who tried to get out. Does that mean they were all enemies? No, but we were "detaining" them anyway.
It gets difficult to win the hearts and minds of a population when you act in ways that go against the system you are trying to promote.
So you think that we should never release them after detaining them?
You're living in the "real world" so much that you can't take the time to read a thread on which you flame?
...Released prisoner that is Zaraqawi follower heads North of Bagdad to find Zaraqawi. Zaraqawi meets with released prisoner to find out how to recruit more of the released prisoners.
Meantime, US calls in precision airstrike to cook Zaraqawi on the spot along with a number of his aides.
The only evidence I have that this is true is the timing of the release of the prisoners and how it was only hours later that Zaraqawi was killed.
It is more than likely than in their haste to either recruit released prisoners or meet with them, Zaraqawi gave away his position.
Fill in your favorite Hollywood movie or TV show as to show it was done...
They could have made an effort to contact Zaraqawi shortly after their release. Of course, Zaraqawi, seeing an oppourtunity to increase his ranks, seeks out these released prisoners.
US gets word of Zaraqawi's whereabouts because of the prisoner release. Precision airstrike is called in, and Zaraqawi and a number of his aides are killed.
Now, if the above is true, making this known will make it harder for released prisoners to hook up with existing terrorist cells in Iraq. Why? The terrorist may be afraid some of those released may now be double agents working to destroy the terrorist cells.
I consider the timing of the release followed shortly afterward to have some bearing with the bombing and death of Zaraqawi.
Did one of Zaraqawi's followers betray him as part of the prisoner release deal or did some of the released prisoners led the Iraqi military and US military to Zariqawi - it doesn't matter.
If I was a terrorist cell leader in Iraq I would be worried that some of my people might betray me at this point. The reason: the Iraqi government is getting more of the confidence of the people, and it is unclear who I, as a terrorist leader, can trust anymore.
With the death of Zaraqawi coming so close to the release of these prisoners, it is likely that there is some connection between the prisoner release and the bombing of Zaraqawi.
Remember, even if a prisoner might be loyal to Zaraqawi, he might have tried to recruit other prisoners in prison, and this might have been detected. When such a prisoner might be released, he might expose Zaraqawi by being tailed by Special Ops forces or even be tracked through electronic means/tagging.
This might have been some fun game for some of the Special Ops forces or perhaps even Marine Recon to follow at a distance some prisoner with known ties to Zaraqawi.
A number of different technologies could be employed to help located Zaraqawi once the prisoner is released. Then all the prisoner has to do is get on the internet to make contact or use the telephone or try to contact a number of personal contacts, and the trap is sprung, and Zaraqawi is bombed along with a number of his aides.
There may be a positive side to this prisoner release...
You're dead WRONG about Fallujah. What we did there was basically to fight the battle twice. The first victory was forfeited for political reasons... which I understand, and think may have been effective in proving 'good faith' to the new Iraqui government.
But it is not unreasonable to detain all mean in such a terrorist stronghold. YOU are the one who is living in a dream world if you think otherwise.
Fallujah has been relatively calm since the cleanup. I say it worked. And it should be repeated in towns across the country. With NO 'catch and release' provisions for those under suspicion.
This is not a legal proceeding. It is war. These are not criminals. They are enemy warriors.
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