The Hooded Man from Abu Ghraib: The Rest of the Story

Laura Mansfield and Vienna Die Presse ^ | December 27, 2005

[Calpernia]

These are the most vile words I've read in my entire life.

Al-Zahid says that in his investigations, for instance, he came across the case of a 17-year-old from al-Madifai, who was murdered by the regime in 1998. "I spoke with the victim's mother. She told me that her son had been taken away by Haj Ali and secret service agents." Twenty-eight days after the arrest, Haj Ali personally dropped off the 17-year-old's blood-soaked shirt with the words, "He cried like a girl." That, at least is what the abducted victim's mother says.

[Calpernia]

ping

[Cvengr]

You can say that again (Oops, already done,...but seriously, outstanding info, a good bit of info to retort the next poster of alleged US atrocities,...commit to memory Haj Ali).

[Old Sarge]

Before the United States marched into Iraq, he was an official of Saddam's Ba'ath Party and Mukhtar -- village governor -- in al-Madifai, a small village near Abu-Ghurayb.

But if Al-zahid was instead, an Einsatzgruppenfurher, he would've been hunted down like Eichmann. But since he's Muslim, he's a victim, unlike the "poor Germans" of yesterday.

[Calpernia]

Why is he free in Jordan?

[Just mythoughts]

Sure helps me understand what McCain's intent was in stopping 'torture'!!!! (Sarcasm)

[mass55th]

If he isn't guilty of anything, why is he living in Jordan? Must be he's afraid of what his victims will do to him if he returned to Iraq. I wonder if he was a participant in the hotel bombings in Jordan.

[Alouette]

[StarCMC]

how the US torturers in Abu Ghurayb stripped him naked and bound, mocked, and beat him. How he stopped being a human being and became prisoner number 151716.

But did they fart in his general direction? Gimme a break. This guy had this treatment - and worse - coming. He should be thankful that it was the US who got him instead of his own people. I'm sure that mama wouldn't have minded taking things quite a bit further. I know I wouldn't.

[Calpernia]

Torture? This excrement needs killing. I read this last night before bed and I couldn't get that quote in post 1 out of my head all night. I still have a haunted sensation from it. I wasn't as affected by the beheading videos as I was from this.

[Calpernia]

I'll join you.

[Calpernia]

Yeah, that pic needed to be here. I couldn't do it though. Thanks Alouette.

[theDentist]

I hear they made him sing "I'm a Little Teapot"

[Just mythoughts]

The story is indeed haunting, yet look at the direction our Congress took regarding 'Abu Ghraib'. How can we as a nation end terrorism when some of our own keep insisting upon fracturing and disabling those who are fighting against it?

[Calpernia]

That is why it is a War On Terrorism and not a declared war on a country.

[Alouette]

they made him sing "I'm a Little Teapot"

They should have strung colored lights on him and made him sing "O Tannenbaum"

[Arrowhead1952]

If the insurgents had gotten to him, he may had his head taken off, not just a hood put on him.

[prisoner6]

Thanks! Bookmarking for afters.

prisoner6

[tioga]

He tortures and murders a 17 yo and then cries like a baby that he was mistreated? He can dish it out, but he can't take it. What a wuss.

Fox just reported another mass grave with 100s, including children. I have no sympathy for this guy.

[Just mythoughts]

"That is why it is a War On Terrorism and not a declared war on a country."

Yes it is like the 'final' clash to save civilized societies and some days liberalism appears to be the safe house of this man's mentality.