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Iraq Journal: Saddam Hussein Empties the Nation’s Prisons. Jeremy Scahill and Jacquie Soohen Report From Inside Abu Ghraib, Iraq’s Most Notorious Prison

Sunday’s announcement by President Saddam Hussein that he would empty all of the country’s prisons has left the people of Iraq stunned. Even political prisoners, army deserters and those convicted of crimes against the state have been released.


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