Dr. Germ and Mrs. Antrax released from US- Iraq custody

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-1943882,00.html

"THE British-educated Iraqi microbiologist known as Dr Germ is among two dozen senior Baathist prisoners who have been freed after more than 2½ years in US detention, it was disclosed yesterday..."

"Huda Ammash, the US-trained scientist nicknamed Chemical Sally or Mrs Anthrax, has also been released. She and Dr Taha were both high-ranking members of Saddam Hussein’s party and had been accused of being central figures in his biological weapons programme..."

"Dr Taha was even named in the dossier on Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction that the British Government released in September 2002 to make the case for war..."

"DR GERM

Rihab Taha: Microbiologist who studied at the University of East Anglia from 1980 to 1984. Returned to Iraq to develop anthrax, botulinum toxin and other biological weapons for missile warheads. Claimed that Iraq had never “weaponised” biological weapons but UN inspectors found her 1990 notes recording tests on biological-tipped missile warheads.

CHEMICAL SALLY

Huda Salih Mehdi Ammash: “Five of hearts” in the US deck of cards depicting their most-wanted Iraqis. US-educated scientist and most senior woman member of the central Baath party regional command. Allegedly a “major player” in Saddam’s biotech and genetic programmes. Trained by Nassir al-Hindawi, the alleged father of Iraq’s biological weapons programme."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/22/iraq.female.prisoners/

"Iraq's interim national security adviser, Kasim Daoud, told reporters that three detainees -- including Dr. Rihab Rashid Taha al-Azawi and her husband, the country's former oil minister -- would be released soon because no charges were being brought against them."

"Taha's husband, Amir Rashid Muhammad al-Ubaydi... ... was the eight of diamonds in the playing card pack handed out to U.S. military personnel...

...Daoud said the third detainee slated for release is Hikmat al-Azawi, a former deputy prime minister. He was... ... the six of spades in the playing card deck."

"In Baghdad, U.S. Embassy spokesman Alberto Fernandez said two female "high value detainees" -- one of whom is Taha -- are under the legal and physical custody of U.S. troops and their release is not imminent."


http://www.news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/12/20/wirq220.xml

"Two scientists nicknamed Dr Germ and Mrs Anthrax for working on Saddam Hussein's weapons programmes are to be released from detention in Iraq by the American military."

"In the past few days dozens of Sunni prisoners have been let out...

...Humam Abdel Khaleq, the ''four of hearts'' in America's most wanted "deck of cards" and former head of the Iraqi Organisation for Atomic Energy; Ahmed Murtada, once transport minister; and Asil Tubrah, a close associate of Saddam's elder son, Uday."

"... No charges would be filed against them"


And team Bush says the Iraqis aren't ready to run the country yet?

Did they roll over and decide to play for the bush crime family? Surely bush must
have a reason?

That they got all their stuff in the 1980's from the Reagan administration, Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld.

I bet the quid pro quo was "we let you go" - "you disappear and shut up."

Doug D.

sense. your with us or against us, this crime family has all the bases covered.
2006- what kind of disaster might befall the country?

they were guilty of anything. There were no WMD's so I don't have any problem with their release.

revealing there were no WMDs.

of the terror war. It was important.