So, we CAVE on releasing women prisoners in Iraq (terror demand)

[librechik]

and release "Dr. Germ." (Can't say that I'm sorry about that actually)

But why did the other two hostages have to die? This is outrageous!

Why did we even have her in custody anyway?

I'm so pissed off...

ON EDIT (sorry, I just heard it on AAR news just now--I'll look for a link)

:mad:

[auntAgonist]

1. she was released?

I'm looking for a link ..

[HFishbine]

2. Obstinence

Killed two men.

[FatSlob]

3. Wrong, they were killed by evil.

Yes, I believe that evil exists, and that evil is personafied by al Zarqawi and his like.

[livinginphotographs]

5. Yeah, but...

Bush certainly looked tough on turrirism.

So people are being beheaded left and right, but Bush has made us safer? Hmmmm....

[Name removed]

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[livinginphotographs]

12. Awww!!!!

I go to lunch and miss my first "deleted message" flame on DU! :cry:

[librechik]

4. Oops! AAR news is behind the times! (not released after all )

snip

" Two high-profile women prisoners in American custody will not be released immediately, the US embassy said in Baghdad today, despite an earlier announcement by Iraqi authorities.

The two scientists – dubbed Dr Germ and Mrs Anthrax –“are in our legal and physical custody,” an embassy spokesman said. “Legal status of these two and many others is under constant review,” he added.


"An Iraqi Justice Ministry spokesman earlier announced that Iraqi authorities together with US-led forces had decided to release on bail one of the two women, Rihab Rashid Taha – Dr Germ."

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3532127

[auntAgonist]

6. Thanks! working night shift grrr . hard to keep up :)

[Dark]

16. So, let me get this straight.

Two Iraqi citizens are being detained. The Iraqi gov't says that they will release them, then the US steps in and says no they won't.

How is Iraq SOVEREIGN again?

[ObaMania]

7. so let me get this straight.

2 'Muricans are beheaded and folks in the US are urged to stay the course and the women stay prisoners. Then folk in the UK raise a stin k for one of theirs and the prisoners are released?

What's up with that? Why aren't people in the US pissed? The US sacrifices their own and the UK saves theirs?

Something's very wrong here.

[ObaMania]

8. per message #4... never mind.

[librechik]

10. CNN UPDATE: Dr. Germ to be released

just now

[951]

11. I've always wanted to know what happened to her

especially after the abu gharib abuses and if she is innocent (they wouldnt be releases her if she wasnt) I wish her all the best. Before the war I heard that she got one of her degrees in TX can anyone confim this?

[VolcanoJen]

13. Is it "Dr. Germ" or "Mrs. Anthrax"?

It's so hard to keep up with cutesy nicknames these days. :eyes:

I'm confused... I thought it was official US policy to NOT negotiate with terrorists?

[DrWeird]

14. Well, it was until the Reagan administration.

We''ll probably be selling arms to the insurgency next.

[Beetwasher]

15. A Reminder, The Admin JUST SAID They Wouldn't Do This!

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - With time running out to save a British hostage in Iraq (news - web sites), U.S. officials said on Wednesday they were not about to free female Iraqi prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.

--snip--

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=1&u=/nm/20040922/ts_nm/iraq_dc

As of 1:30pm on 9/22/04, the above story is 23 minutes old.

[librechik]

17. Deathwatch n/t