Half of Iraq detainees innocent?
There have been a number of stories on just how Iraqis are selected for detention, most seeming to be detained with little or no evidence. With that in mind, I found this little bullet point at the bottom of a CNN piece on Iraq today very telling.
Half of the detainee cases reviewed resulted in a recommendation of release.
I have no idea what percentage of the Iraqi detainee population this represents or whether the 28,500 were selected because of existing questions on their detention, or whether they are the reult of a broader overall review. But 50%.....
Half of the detainee cases reviewed resulted in a recommendation of release.
The U.S. military said Thursday that "about 95 male detainees were released" during the past several days. The Iraqi-led Combined Review and Release Board has reviewed the cases of "more than 28,500 detainees" and recommended release for more than 14,900 of them.
I have no idea what percentage of the Iraqi detainee population this represents or whether the 28,500 were selected because of existing questions on their detention, or whether they are the reult of a broader overall review. But 50%.....
posted by mikevotes at
8:03 AM
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This is what they get for looing suspicious when our troops break down their doors and search their homes.
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Yukkione, at 12:38 PM
Exactly.
I do have to say, that these releases don't necessarily imply complete innocence. But the "crime" might have been so slight that it wasn't worthwhile.
Although alot of them, I'm pretty sure are completely innocent, picked up in a raid just because they were there, "informed on" by a neighbor whow doesn't like them, etc.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 1:21 PM
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