Iraq minister calls for quick executions of terror suspects

[Enrique]

Source: Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704377004575650663383766380.html

BAGHDAD—Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani paraded in front of reporters on Thursday 39 suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq, an al Qaeda-linked terror group responsible for some of the bloodiest attacks in the country.

Mr. Bolani said the men, who were handcuffed and dressed in orange jumpsuits, should be hanged.
He also said most of the suspects were released from American-run prisons in Iraq as part of a national amnesty program before rejoining the terror organization.

There was no comment by the U.S. military.

At Thursday's news conference, Mr. Bolani said he was confident the men would be found guilty, citing their alleged confessions, documents and video found at their homes that he said showed their earlier attacks and plans to carry out new ones.

Mr. Bolani, who is lobbying to keep his job as Iraq's leaders vie for top ministry posts in the new government, said sentencing the men to death quickly would ensure they aren't released by security forces.

His comments appear to belie millions of dollars the U.S. has spent trying to implore the rule of law on Iraq, in part by making sure detainees get a fair trial.

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[pattmarty]

1. Anyone that says Saddam Hussein was worse than what is in place......

...........in Iraq now, I will tell them to their face that they are crazed, brainless motherfuckers. This is just too much.

Shit just gets crazier and crazier by the day. What was once considered "crazy" today is considered "mainstream". This country is really fucked.

[madrchsod]

3. saddam would`t have waited....other than that...nothing

[smiley]

2. Ah - democracy....

isn't it great!