Abu Ghraib prisoners escape (with AK-47!)

[leftchick]

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/14/iraq/index.html

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi police are on the lookout for 28 Abu Ghraib prisoners who escaped while en route to a Baghdad courthouse for trial.

The detainees, which included several Arabs from other countries, were traveling aboard a bus from the prison to the courthouse late Thursday, according to a police official.

But due to a shortage of handcuffs, several had their hands bound with rope and were able to loosen the knots before overpowering police and security guards in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Sa'alam.

Iraqi police found handcuffs and rope scattered in the streets.
One prisoner managed to seize an officer's AK-47 and critically wounded him with it.

...yikes!

[roenyc]

1. But due to a shortage of handcuffs? NT sad

[hector459]

2. Well, whoever they were, we made "real terrorists" out of them.

After what happened at that prison, these twenty eight will be a hot iron in the side of our military. They not only escaped with weapons, they escaped with "knowledge."

[VegasWolf]

30. Yeah, and they are probably pised off about that pyramid thing. n/t

[NYC]

17. Shortage of handcuffs, shortage of armor, shortage of dog food.

Those are off the top of my head. I guess the "support our troops" crowd forgot to actually support them.

[dqueue]

24. Do not forget...

Shortage of planning, shortage of leadership (from atop), shortage of strategery, shortage of WMDs, shortage of Democracy...

[NYC]

27. Shortage of troops.

Both of us should have mentioned that one first.

Not enough troops to guard the ammo dumps, etc.

[dqueue]

40. nice add! -NT-

[smbolisnch]

29. Well said. nt

[Bozvotros]

42. Don't forget the shortage of allies

But that was planned so that there would be no shortage of no bid contracts for el presidente's friends. Thank God we secured the oil fields before the ammo dumps.

[sffreeways]

3. They had leashes

but no handcuffs ?

Is this ridiculous or what ? Did George Bush send our troops over there with spitballs ?

[leftchick]

4. good point!

leashes, collars and no handcuffs!

[readmylips]

10. You forgot Panties!

for prisoner's heads.

[leftchick]

13. and cameras! Lots of cameras!

I wonder if anyone got a photo of the escape!

[ragin_acadian]

35. and Marlboro's

whether you are pointing at a naked prisoners genitals, or looking pensive after destroying a city, you must always have product placement. Phillip Morris IS a bush campaign contributor.

[JohnyCanuck]

23. And Israeli flags to wrap around the prisoners.

[genieroze]

32. The Christians sent them over as gifts. n/t

[St. Jarvitude]

38. I'll bet they all got leather caps too (n/t)

[bloodyjack]

15. Don't worry, our troops are well-equipped

instead of cuffs, they carry whips and dildos

(it's cheaper)

[whatelseisnew]

41. No- they had TETHERS (n/t)

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. A shortage of hand cuffs?

Since the handcuffs that they use nowadays are nothing more than a piece of plastic strapping, I can't imagine what other 'shortages' our troops are suffering from? $200 Billion Dollars and they don't have enough plastic strapping? Oh please, give me a break.

[RC]

8. Did anyone look in the sleeping quarters of the

co-ed guards?

[okasha]

6. CNN's Freudian slip

"The detainees, which included. . .."

"Which" refers to things, not people. The problem in a nutshell.

Okasha

[JusticeForAll]

7. very nice catch... the problem, indeed.

[0007]

12. Ah yes!

[NYC]

16. Agreed.

Referred to as objects, not humans.

[RebelOne]

33. Not necessarily wrong

From "Action Grammar": The distinction between these two words is fading. Careful writers use "that" to introduce essential information, "which" for additional information.

[DoNotRefill]

9. Well...

that's proof that when somebody wants a gun, they'll find a way to get one....even if it's taking it off of a cop....

[readmylips]

11. Good for them, they escaped..

I don't feel sorry for little bush's failures.

[complain jane]

14. A harmless frat prank!

Didn't these guys ever get critically wounded with an AK-47 in college? Sheesh.

[Laurab]

18. It's too bad for the troops - well the decent ones, anyway

but I sure don't blame the prisoners. We now have 28 more probable "insurgents" who probably hate us even more, the possibility of more ugly truths coming out, and another failure for the * administration. I doubt the prisoners had to go far to find a place they'd be welcomed with open arms.

[Plaid Adder]

19. Well, according to the Taguba Report, Abu Ghraib is really badly run

on top of being home to the world's most famous naked pyrmaid. I always wondered why people didn't pay more attention to that half of Taguba's report:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/plaidder/04/22.html

Basically he says that the people running Abu Ghraib had no idea how to operate a prison and the result is that there were a number of riots and escapes--probably even over and above what the report could verify--and that there was also a lot of confusion about record keeping. It's kind of sad to see that no improvements have been made on that front but unfortunately not surprising.

C ya,

THe Plaid Adder

[Politicub]

20. I thought there were plans to raze Abu Ghraib...

oh well - guess those got scrapped

[Hissyspit]

21. Police Kill Marine Iraq Vet After He Shoots At Officer

I don't have enough postings to add this to latest breaking news, so if someone who can is reading this, please post it.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MARINES_DEATH?SITE=WIWAF&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[saigon68]

22. Its already up---here is the link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1140431

[NYC]

26. Already posted. See link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1140431

There's another thread started today, but this is the one I found.

[Hissyspit]

28. O.K. Thanks

[NYC]

34. Thanks for bringing it up.

It's an important story.

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[underpants]

25. Rush just said that this is because of the whining about torture

or something to that effect. Just got back from running out to get lunch.

[VegasWolf]

31. Give the man an oxycontin to calm him down. n/t

[leftchick]

37. I see! Thank GOD for Rush!

It had NOTHING to do with the US incompetence in Iraq! I am so fucking relieved!

:puke:

[Don1]

36. Yeah, right

Oh no! Now that the prisoners have escaped, it looks like we will need to shoot them in their backs to destroy the evi-, err I mean, terrorist insurgency they threaten with.

[rocktivity]

39. Abu Ghraib? Bite your tongue, liberal pinko!

That's CAMP REDEMPTION to you!!!

:headbang:
rocknation