bushgang holds one of Iraq's great writers in jail for 2 1/2 yrs. so he

[donsu]

can't write.. his crime: "exaggerating facts to journalists"

and the bushgang is using "psychological warfare" and "harse" treatment on him.

http://www.watchingamerica.com/azzaman000040.html



U.S. Forces Hold One of Iraq's Greatest Writers for ‘Lying’ to Journalists
Muhsen al-Khafaji, a writer well known throughout the Arab world, has been held prisoner by United States forces for over two and a half years for the crime of exaggerating facts to journalists. Coming from the Bush Administration, according to this op-ed article form Iraq’s Azzaman newspaper, that is outrageous.
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Muhsen al-Khafaji, a prolific and creative short-story writer, languishes in a U.S.-run jail in Iraq. He has been behind bars for over two years.

Khafaji’ is just one of a long list of prisoners of consciounce held in Iraq. They, among them this brilliant writer, should all be immediately released unless found guilty by an independent court.

But his literary creativity, which once filled the pages of literary magazines throughout the Arab World, is no longer pursing his craft, given the tragedy that has befallen him since U.S. troops had him arrested shortly after invading Iraq.

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Therefore, in U.S. eyes, jailing Khafaji is reasonable because he failed to tell the truth to two journalists. He is said simply to have exaggerated U.S. losses.
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we all know the dead count of our military is wrong

we all know the dead count of Katrina and Rita is wrong

the dead are DEMANDING that we count them.

[gratuitous]

1. Not so loud

There are certain folks around here at DU who would totally discount anything Mr. al-Khafaji has to say if it could be shown the he had an unpaid parking ticket or had ever kicked a dog. Because you can't accuse the United States of war crimes ever. And especially not if you're a jailbird.

{/sarcasm}

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. You know what?

FREEDOM ISN'T FREE. You people need to get that through your thick headed unpatriotic knuckleheads.