Is the new Iraqi president off-message about Abu Ghraib?

[jono]

Didn't he get the memo?

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Iraq President Won't Destroy Abu Ghraib Prison

Yawar said the new Iraqi government would assume control over the Abu Ghraib prison when the United States hands over power on June 30. "We have to start taking care of all our entities," he said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040613/ts_nm/iraq_usa_prison_dc&cid=564&ncid=1480

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Coalition to keep 4,000 to 5,000 prisoners after Iraq handover

Meanwhile, Johnson announced the coalition would shut down one of its three main prison centres in Iraq before the power handover.

"Currently, there are three theatre-level detention facilities in Iraq -- Camp Redemption at Abu Ghraib, Camp Bucca near Umm Qasr, and Camp Cropper (at Baghdad airport).

"The plan is to have only two theater-level facilities after June 30, Camp Redemption and Camp Bucca," he said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040613/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_us_prisoners&cid=1514&ncid=1473

[LittleApple81]

1. The only Iraqis left standing for the "Spanking New Liberated Government"

are going to be the ones the BushCo wants. The others will be "allowed to be assassinated". Isn't it convenient, clean, and just wonderful???? Whatever he says, if he is really the "chosen one" it has been pre-approved. Even disagreement must be pre-approved.

I think the BushCo realized that Bush* opened his mouth at the wrong time (I think they said he ad-libbed the snippet about destroying the prison) and when so many got hot and bothered about it they have found a way of killing (pardon the pun) 2 birds with one stone: the Iraqi an show "courage of conviction and independence" and the BushCo can correct Bush*'s stupidity.

[Jacobin]

2. Don't think it matters much what he says

1. He's a U.S. puppet and no Iraqi will listen to anything he says.

2. His life expectancy probably ain't great, considering the rate at which the Iraqis are erasing members of the U.S. regime installed in Iraq. What is it? One a day, one every three days?

[jono]

3. This is out of line for a puppet, though.

You're right as to number one, which is why it's especially important for * that he at least be scoring some domestic political points off him. Yawar essentially smacked down his lame idea of tearing the prison down and rebuilding it, and he contradicted the official military party line at the same time. That isn't going to help * domestically.

You're also right as to number two, but BushCo has a legitimate interest in keeping the interim president alive at least until the end of the month. So it seems to follow that they'd also have better control over the message coming from Yawar right now.