US frees 500 prisoners from Abu Ghraib

Aftenposten ^

[jwalburg]

Five hundred prisoners walked free from the US military's Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq on Tuesday, released in a goodwill gesture to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The detainees were presented with a Koran and USD 25 on their release which marked Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Their release was in addition to 1,000 prisoners set free in October at the start of the month of fasting.

All 1,500, who also received traditional white shirts, were released after their cases went before an Iraqi-led review board and were found not to have committed serious or violent crimes, the US military said in a statement.

"These detainees have confessed to their crimes, renounced violence and pledged to be good citizens of Iraq," it said.

(Reuters)

[jwalburg]

Well at least it wasn't a $2000 debit card.

[EagleUSA]

Big mistake - they will kill again.

[listenhillary]

With implanted tracking devices...(I hope)

[Puppage]

Soooooo, they all had trials & now they're innocent?

[COEXERJ145]

Most likely it was the Iraqi government who decided to release them.

[Brian328i]

Oh great, give them a koran so they can read and get worked up about the infidels.

[Bahbah]

They'll be back.

[Ken522]

These miscreants are being given another chance to create havoc - at least they're not in this country, small wonder.

[ladiesview61]

Line um up and shoot um!

[MikefromOhio]

these threads are always interesing to watch

[Skeeve14]

No big deal. The Yankees just signed three of them.

[listenhillary]

(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)

Now if I could only understand what you are referring to, I'd be on the homestretch.

[jwalburg]

If someone started rumors that implanted tracking devices are in those copies of the Koran they could watch the Euphrates as Koran pages float away. Odd that the gov. can give away copies of the Koran when they are so careful about anything smacking of Christianity on home soil.

[Dog Gone]

Geez, do you guys think we should execute everyone we arrest?

[freedomlover]

DU postings due for a spike

[tongue-tied]

Isn't this like a throwback to the US prison populace that had served there time from say, the '40s or '50s? A bible, a cheap suit, 10 bucks and a bus ticket?

That surely reduced OUR prison population over the years.

Okay they are nowhere near tied, but it seemed to fit somehow to correlate.

[BipolarBob]

Come get your "I served a year and a half at Abu Gharaib prison and all I got was this lousy T-shirt" here.

[jwalburg]

Naw, they're too busy with the Senate shutdown.

[NonValueAdded]

No, no, no, the tracking devices are deep inside their right arm ... or was it the left arm? Hmmm, maybe it was both. That is the rumor to start.

[Roots]

Duh, guilty until proven innocent, isn't that the American way?