Iraq leader: Don't demolish Abu Ghraib

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By JAMES GORDON MEEK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON - Iraq's interim president broke with President Bush yesterday over a U.S. proposal to raze the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.
President Ghazi al-Yawer called it "reactionist" to knock down the prison where ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein tortured his enemies and where U.S. troops abused Iraqi prisoners last year.

"It's a prison that we spent more than $100 million building," al-Yawer told ABC's "This Week."

"If we consider it's a symbol of Saddam's atrocities, Saddam used to torture people in each and every basement in Iraq, so that means we have to demolish all government entities. That's unwise," added al-Yawer, who also appeared on NBC and CNN.

"If we consider it's a symbol of Saddam's atrocities, Saddam used to torture people in each and every basement in Iraq, so that means we have to demolish all government entities. That's unwise," added al-Yawer, who also appeared on NBC and CNN.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/202736p-174956c.html

I am looking for the reporters email address. I want to tell him that US troops tortured Iraqi soldiers. It wasn't just abuse. You should chime in too.

[email protected]

[lanparty]

1. Thank You ...

... for some fucking sanity. The $100 million price tag is the big issue. But of course, the "new" facility would likely cost $300 million if built by Halliburton. AND, it would likely be devoid of "modern" security cameras ;-)


Somehow, I think that there is an Arab sensibility of "why tear down a perfectly good building????" It's not like there is a real-estate shortage in the desert!!!!!!

[candy331]

2. Malarkey, Shrub had no intention of tearing it

down anyway but what better way to slide out of a slippery slope than to blame the not tearing down on consenting to the wishes of the new("a free society") govt. Reverse psychology is always in fashion with these folks.

[HarveyBriggs]

3. Look at it this way ...

Let them keep it. And with all the far right Republicans so eager to name something after Ronald Reagan. this is a perfect venue for them.

"Ronald Reagan Memorial Interrogation Center"

Has a good ring to it, Whaddya think?

Harvey Briggs

[Pachamama]

5. Good Post...and Welcome to the DU!

Hee hee...I like that one...but I think that Rumsfeld, Bush and Gang have first dibs on their name being on the joint....

:hi:

Welcome Newbie...great to have another Freethinker join us here at the DU....

:toast:

[daleo]

4. Each and every basement or just each and every government basement?

Sounds like a bit of an exaggeration.

""If we consider it's a symbol of Saddam's atrocities, Saddam used to torture people in each and every basement in Iraq, so that means we have to demolish all government entities. That's unwise," added al-Yawer, who also appeared on NBC and CNN."

I don't believe even Hitler managed to torture people in every basement in wartime Europe.