Abu Ghraib Prison Has Been Closed

[kpete]

America closes abuse prison
By Ned Parker in Baghdad

THE prison that came to symbolise the abuse of Iraqis by US soldiers and the dark side of America’s war on terror has closed.

Prisoners have been transferred out of Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad, Wijdan Mikhail, the Iraqi Human Rights Minister, told The Times.

American Forces turned the prison over to the Iraqi authorities some time after removing the last prisoners on August 15, Busho Ibrahim, the country’s Deputy Justice Minister, said.

The US military confirmed that the transfer of nearly 3,000 detainees from Abu Ghraib to other prisons was planned, but refused to comment further. In March US officials had announced their plans to close the prison

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2332459,00.html#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=World

[Lerkfish]

1. oh good! that means we will longer torture detainees!

:sarcasm:

[bullimiami]

2. "iraqi human rights minister" nt

[Coexist]

3. This part gives me chills:

<snip>
"For some former prisoners at Abu Ghraib there was little joy at its closure. Luay al-Obeidi, who was held there for two months in 2004, said: “They are trying to tell the world the suffering of all of these innocent prisoners is over. But I wish they would keep it open so at least the world will know that in this place there are innocent prisoners sitting tortured and oppressed.”

Mr Ibrahim said that no decision had been taken on the future of the site. Some officials have spoken about turning it into a museum."

The United States of America now has a unique place in histoy alongside Nazi Germany - our torture facilities are historic landmarks. What have we become?

Thanks for the article, kpete.

[Chimichurri]

8. a museum? How capitalistic of us.

Maybe they'll throw in a McDonald's and a couple of t-shirt stands provided by Wal-Mart.

What a disgrace.

[dogday]

4. They can close and destroy the building

but the damage is done and we will never be able to be the once proud country we were... We were once looked up to, but no longer....

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[cry baby]

10. ew, funny and tragic at the same time!

[Jed Dilligan]

6. "abuse prison"

What a phrase. What an apt phrase to describe where America is right now.

[buddhamama]

7. different prison

same mentality. the only thing that has changed is the location. :mad:

[Vidar]

9. It's too visible. Send them to secret prisons. Prosecute the

lawyer that tried to expose the truth at Guatanamo. Yeh, that's the ticket.