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June 25, 2006
Tour of Abu Ghraib - preview
I have a bunch of photos to put together a bit of a visual tour of Saddam Hussein's prison at Abu Ghraib. I was unable to get a tour myself, but my buddy there with me the past month had gotten one - the photos come from his camera so Im in the process of editing them down and getting the stories straight. Check back in a couple days for the full tour.
This photo is but a little preview. Recently, 3 inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba committed suicide (apparently believing that that would lead to the prison's closure). Inmates in Saddam's Abu Ghraib were prevented from suicide by binding their hands to their cell bars in the days leading up to their execution. Some of these straps still remain:
Posted by TJ at June 25, 2006 02:55 PM
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