'Dr. Germ,' Others Released in Iraq

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'Dr. Germ,' Others Released in Iraq By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - About 24 top former officials in Saddam Hussein's regime, including a biological weapons expert known as "Dr. Germ," have been released from jail, while a militant group released a video Monday of the purported killing of an American hostage.

The first results of Thursday's parliamentary election were released, with officials saying the Shiite religious bloc, the United Iraqi Alliance, got about 58 percent of the votes from 89 percent of ballot boxes counted in Baghdad province.

Across Iraq, meanwhile, demonstrations broke out to protest a government decision to raise the price of gasoline, heating and cooking fuel, and the oil minister threatened to resign over the development.

An Iraqi lawyer said the 24 or 25 officials from Saddam's government were released from jail without charges, and some have already left the country.

"The release was an American-Iraqi decision and in line with an Iraqi government ruling made in December 2004, but hasn't been enforced until after the elections in an attempt to ease the political pressure in Iraq," said the lawyer, Badee Izzat Aref.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051219/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[ohio_liberal]

1. What the fuck?!!

Wasn't this woman on the 55 most wanted list? Yeah this makes a lot of sense.

[global1]

2. So Are We To Conclude That * Is Now - Not Playing With A Full Deck?.. n/t

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

3. LMAO! Very good!