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Iraq
U.S. Frees 500 Abu Ghraib Detainees
2005-09-26
U.S. and Iraqi authorities freed 500 detainees from the notorious Abu Ghraib prison which is less notorious than when Saddam ran it on Monday in a goodwill gesture to Sunnis ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. After a brief ceremony outside the prison on the outskirts of Baghdad, the 500 freed detainees left the area on public buses. They were the first of 1,000 to be freed before Ramadan begins next week, the U.S. military said. ...
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#8  A mistake.
Posted by: Secret Master   2005-09-26 17:13  

#7  Bomber, you are correct, sir. PCBS stinkith.
Posted by: wxjames   2005-09-26 13:24  

#6  This political correctness BS is going to be the death of us all.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-09-26 11:55  

#5  Wonder what LTC Erik Kurilla thinks about this? Recommend any uniforms involved have the LTC made their senior rater. Can't wait to read the 'judgement' section of the eval. "God, only knows how the poor creature even got a commission.
Posted by: Charong Speath5297   2005-09-26 11:13  

#4  As a goodwill gesture ahead of Ramadan? Just because this is a tradition amongst the various sultans and caliphs does not mean Americans should do it. After all, we don't courtesy to the Queen of England, being as we have no Sovereign, which makes us equal to her.
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-09-26 10:41  

#3  Maybe they have implants to track them. ;-)
Posted by: Brett   2005-09-26 10:31  

#2  'Scuse me, but this is ridiculous.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-09-26 10:00  

#1  "Release the cabin boys"...now there's the ticket. Allowing the terrs to reload prior to the election on the constitution doesn't make sense to me. But hey, what do I know? I just want to see 'em dead. (I hate reading stories that say 10 killed and 50 captured. I'd prefer to read 50 killed and 10 captured.)
Posted by: Thineling Flomoper5900   2005-09-26 09:52  

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