Catherine Maynard
29 September 2009
.:SUMMARY:.
16 Iraqi prisoners escaped through a bathroom window in a makeshift jail that was placed in one of Hussein’s old compounds last Wednesday. Within those 16 prisoners were 5 Al-Qaida inmates awaiting their execution. This brings the attention to the inability of Iraqi guards to control an over-crowded prison. Only one inmate’s capture has been confirmed, and the rest remain at large. In all of the chaos Iraqi prime minister begins to blame Syria, in that they harbor Iraqi fugitives. Also, the top security officials are being blamed and some were fired. Few details are being released. American soldiers are training officials to better control inmates, which is hard because civil rights groups are constantly condemning these prisons.
On the positive side of this issue security in Iraq is on the rise. Many political groups are taking actions and doing what they can to secure themselves and the public.
.:REACTION:.
I think that the Iraqi government is to blame. By not providing adequate facilities or formal training for prison guards they have set them selves up for incidents such as this. They want the US and other country’s soldiers to leave but when something goes wrong whom do they turn to for help? The foreign soldiers occupying their country. I’m glad that this boosted security awareness, but in the same sense I am worried that not enough will be done to prevent future problems.
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