Abu Ghraib Prisoners Escape With AK-47! US Can't Afford Handcuffs!

[leftchick]

Good God this would be comical if people weren't getting killed.

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 Baghdad 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.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. Aw, Gawd

Fucking pathetic. Thanks again, Shrub.

[Kingshakabobo]

2. Yeah but didn't Kerry vote against handcuffs? Blame Kerry n/t

[DulceDecorum]

3. The handcuffs are mostly used for "interrogation"

as opposed to transportation.

And quite frankly,
right about now I applaud ANYONE who escapes ALIVE from Abu Ghraib.

[leftchick]

5. I root for the prisoners as well!

At this point I assume the majority are being held for no crime what so ever.

[nostamj]

4. well, we just need to send the troops gift certificates...

for the Pink Pussycat Boutique... they carry handcuffs. (of course, they'll have to trim the fur lining off first...) :crazy:

[Old and In the Way]

6. These handcuffs are plastic zip ties.

They cost about a penny each in bulk. Truely a sad state of affairs....

[leftchick]

7. very sad state

:(

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Where the **** is all the money? We channel all kinds of

dough over there, what the **** are the PTB doing with it? NOT protecting our guys, NOT being used to secure prisoners (although, given this Admin, there's a chance these guys were wrongly detained)

Cripes this junta pisses me off!!

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