Posted on 09/22/2008 6:48:19 PM PDT by xzins
U.S. military to release 100 detainees in Iraq
The U.S. military will release another 100 detainees Saturday, continuing a program timed to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
According to officials with Task Force 134, which oversees detainee operations in Iraq, the release ceremony will bring the number of detainees released under the Ramadan program to at least 1,300.
"Prior to release, detainees also make a pledge to an Iraqi judge swearing to maintain peace and good conduct in the future," a task force news release read. This process is a direct representation of the policy of fair releases, not mass releases, for the overall protection and security of Iraqi citizens and government.
There are currently around 18,900 detainees in the U.S. system at two locations, Camp Cropper in western Baghdad and Camp Bucca in southern Iraq.
So far this year, the U.S. has released more than 13,000 detainees, officials say. That effort is part of a larger effort to move the detention program into Iraqi hands. Much of how — and when —–that process will work will be determined by the ongoing status of forces agreement negotiations.
In all of 2007, 8,952 detainees were released from U.S. facilities in Iraq, officials said.
At ceremonies such as Saturday’s, those released from custody are people deemed no longer to be an imperative threat to Iraqi/Coalition Forces and the security of Iraq, the release reads.
An additional part of the task force’s efforts is explaining to troops in the field how the releases are conducted. Some soldiers have expressed frustration when people they detained are released back to their old neighborhoods.
The release process involves several steps: vetting when the detainee arrives at a facility; exposure to works, education and religious programs; appearances before release boards, and finally, transition out.
Recently, he was charged by the military with a crime he did not commit against an Iraqi terrorist.http://www.warnerdefensefund.com/
Lt Michael Behenna's defense fund site includes this information:
he was charged with the premeditated murder of an Iraqi suspected of being a terrorist.
In each instance these proud, patriotic Americans had to stand by as terrorists were released. Who released them? People not in the field. Who Objected? Soldiers like Warner and Behenna who were on the front lines and who knew these terrorists.
Now we see in the Stars and Stripes article that the military is finding it necessary to deal with the frustration of countless troops who see the injustice in terrorists who our troops have captured being released back into their midst.
I hope at the very least we drugged the crap out of them and injected them with trackable RFID’s while they were under.
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One would hope so, but the JAG branch of the ACLU makes me think not.
Sarah Palin calls it “A Sporting Chance”
(I'll count to ten while you start running...”)
I’ve always said they should have a public “release ceremony” and give each detainee a plaque and a 50 dollar savings bond along with a letter thanking them for all their cooperation.
“I hope at the very least we drugged the crap out of them and injected them with trackable RFID’s while they were under.”
Some bacon too
That’s Pork Barrel Spending that I’m in favor of.
I had to think for a minute, and then I busted out laughing.
LOL!
My experience is that not all of them necessarily survive getting reeled in.......
How do you hit a moving target?
Keep shooting.
Our troops do the merciful thing and bring these guys in instead of fire and forget.
And then some fobbit or remf lets them go for lack of “proof.”
Now, if Jeffrey Dahmer had been released back to his old neighborhood, what would the neighbors have expected out of Jeffrey. What should the authorities have expected?
Hmmm. The underlying message here is, don’t “detain”, kill. At least, that’s the message a lot of soldiers and Marines will get, especially those soldiers and Marines who have had buddies killed or maimed.
You are exactly right.
I continue to believe that the most ethical act for any American soldier is to bring himself and his troops home alive. Families are counting on them.
Stupid policies should not be an ethical barrier because stupid policies are NOT ethical.
Which will be followed shortly thereafter by a surge in attacks by militants for some reason.
LOL...just providing nutrition for the parolees...:)
Sigh. I know. What the hell is it with these JAG people????
I can understand the ACLU, they don’t pick any bones, but the JAG people wear the uniform.
I had admiration for you before, but after reading your “Keep Shooting” post....I am giddy with respect.
Strange relationship...who'd a thunk it? /sarcasm
Why do I get the impression that "Maj Frank Burns" type characters are in control in too many places???
“The underlying message here is, don’t “detain”, kill. At least, that’s the message a lot of soldiers and Marines will get,”
Problem is the lawyers review each and every kill that the marines make.
IMO we need more marines and fewer lawyers.
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