U.S., Iraq may release members of Saddam's former government -KR

[Rose Siding]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military and the Iraqi government are talking about releasing up to 20 members of Saddam Hussein's former regime, including at least three from the list of the 55 most wanted, Iraqi lawyers and Justice Ministry officials said this week.

Even the hint of a release sparked fierce debate among ordinary Iraqis, whose views are colored by how much their families suffered - or benefited - during Saddam's nearly three decades in power. Some Iraqis say the former Baath Party luminaries should be kept behind bars not just because of their complicity with Saddam's brutalities, but also because assassination squads would target them the second they were freed.

Lt. Col. Guy Rudisill, spokesman for U.S. detention operations in Iraq, acknowledged that the talks are under way, but refused to offer any details.
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The most prominent people who might go free are former Oil Minister Amer Rasheed and his wife, Rehab Taha, the notorious scientist dubbed Dr. Germ for her experiments with bacterial-biological programs. Other figures include the former director of the Iraqi Central Bank, the former minister of culture and a man who was a top aide to Saddam's son Odai and a member of the much-feared Iraqi Olympic Committee, according to their attorneys and relatives.

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11736544.htm

[PartyPooper]

1. But, where will they find work? Who will hire them?

:think:

HALLIBURTON, of course!

[daleo]

2. Will we have to give back the three "playing cards" now?

55 - 3 = 52. Someone must have pointed out that a deck only has 52 cards to Bush, so he decided to let three of Saddam's guys go. This is how policy is set, when you have a coocoobananas in the White House.

[PartyPooper]

3. Excellent catch!

Bravo!

:thumbsup: