Jailed Iraqi children run free as Marines roll into Baghdad suburbs

Agence France-Presse ^ | April 8, 2003

[reflecting]

Bumb

[cyncooper]

Dear god......he put children in a prison.

Was it Miss Marple noting Scott Ritter's comments about seeing children in prison?

Interesting that they "don't know" who opened the jail to set them free. Perhaps with the Marines approaching a jailer did it?

[Smedley]

My God!!!!!!! He knew????

Words fail me.

Start with "Die, you pigsucking scumbag" and work from there.

[Scarlet_Pimpernil]

This is the most disgusting thing I have ever read. The pro-Saddam left should be held accountable for their tacit support of this ruthless dictator.

I'm with you.The kids were likely imprisoned to ensure the loyalty of their parents.

One can only hope that some French and German diplomats were visiting with Saddam in his bunker to negotiate the rumored cease fire, and that they all were blown to bits.

[Freedom2specul8]

Thanks for posting that link to the time article..a confirmation ...

[kesg]

"The children had been imprisoned because they had not joined the youth branch of the Baath party," he alleged. "Some of these kids had been in there for five years."

The children, who were wearing threadbare clothes and looked under-nourished, walked on the streets crossing their hands as if to mimic handcuffs, before giving the thumbs up sign and shouting their thanks.

I have to say that despite following the Iraq stuff very closely for months, this story is the first time that I had ever heard about a kid's prison. Unbelievable.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Ping, Jeff

[Terriergal]

PING! Jailing kids....

[Mark Felton]

Where's the link? I could not find this at AFP site.

[San Jacinto]

It was not clear who had opened the doors of the [Children's]prison.

It sure wasn't Martin Sheen or Susan Sarandon or Mike Farrell.

Friggin' Quote of the Day from Use It or Lose It.

[Spruce]

[mtbopfuyn]

Ritter knew and did nothing? He's as evil as Saddam was. MG, how could they do this to innocent little children. I honestly can not express the sickness I'm feeling. Thanks be we went in there.

[cinFLA]

Scott Ritter:

"The prison in question is at the General Security Services headquarters, which was inspected by my team in Jan. 1998. It appeared to be a prison for children — toddlers up to pre-adolescents — whose only crime was to be the offspring of those who have spoken out politically against the regime of Saddam Hussein. It was a horrific scene. Actually I'm not going to describe what I saw there because what I saw was so horrible that it can be used by those who would want to promote war with Iraq, and right now I'm waging peace. "

[hawkaw]

The pro-Saddam left should be held accountable for their tacit support of this ruthless dictator. That is an interesting statement you just said. Keep in mind I am all for this war and support the troops (even to the point that they should just bomb that hotel where the journalists are staying).

Having said that, I want to state something and then ask you a question.

Since Jan., 1993 it has been the "left" (ie. democratic administration under the "bent one") who kept Saddam in power. But before that ... during GW1 (Bush 41 years) and before that war, (ie. during the Regan years) did not the "right" keep this guy alive? If I also remember Dick Cheney, who I hold in much more high regard than any person in the Bush 41 adminstration, was SoD. During both times SH was being ... well ... SH ... killing his own people such as the Kurds with gas.

So my question is should we also hold people like Dick Cheney just as accountable for what he was involved to keep this regime alive when Bush 41 was president?

Please Note that I'm not saying that the former administrations should be held accountable as I am just asking the question. hawk

[cyncooper]

BAGHDAD (AFP) - More than 100 children held in a prison celebrated their freedom Tuesday as US marines rolled into northeast Baghdad

Ping

[Snowy]

I'm just wondering why the Iraqi people didn't rise up against Saddam and his henchmen. I obviously don't understand their mindset over there. Sitting quietly while my child or children are in jail would not happen.

[EternalVigilance]

Yep. That's what the 'man' said.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"The American Left is losing credibility everyday. They supported a dictator who jailed kids for not joining a political party."

Kinda like public school, but with three meals daily!

[Liberal Classic]

Bump!

[DannyTN]

It is Hillary's idea of the ideal village.

It takes a prison to raise a child.