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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-01-05 04:00 PM
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Why Did Iraq Just Fire Its Human Rights Minister?
Iraq Inspector for Human Rights Fired
Thursday December 1, 2005 11:16 AM
By BASSEM MROUE

Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's interior minister dismissed the senior inspector in charge of human rights on Thursday in connection with a scandal involving the torture of dozens of prisoners at a Baghdad prison, an official close to the minister said.

Nouri al-Nouri, the ministry's chief inspector for corruption cases and human rights violations, was fired on the orders of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the official said on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.

Al-Nouri, a Shiite Muslim, had been in the post since the hand over of sovereignty to Iraqi in June 2004.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/1/155055/530
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5449744,00.html
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mndfler Donating Member (55 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-01-05 04:02 PM
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1. torture scandal in iraq?
freedom's on the march!
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-01-05 04:03 PM
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2. He wasn't corrupt????
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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-01-05 04:37 PM
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3. He had Saddams endorsement early
But when Rumsfeld and Cheney endorsed him, it was just too much.:evilgrin:
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