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| Bagdad Paper - Release the Prisoners |
| 2004-05-15 |
| Excerpted/Translated from Iraqi Papers by IWPR. Al-Jazeera news with 2/3’s less spittle. The abuses in Abu Ghraib prison have served the interests of terrorists. Two days ago, an American was killed under the pretext of revenge for prisoners. Thus, what we expected came true: namely, that the wave of violence might open endlessly in spite of reassurances made by the American president and other officials that such abuses would not be repeated. To avoid the wave of hatred, we think all prisoners who were not convicted must be released, especially given news reports that say 60 percent of them were arrested by mistake. Besides, Iraqis’ participation in supervising prisons is a prerequisite. As to the hurry in trying those responsible for abuses, it is indisputable. As we condemned abusing Iraqi prisoners, so do we condemn killing the American hostage. (Baghdad is a daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National Accord.) I wish the DNC criticism of Bush was as hospitably presented as this editorial from the Iraqi National Accord. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |