US frees 'Dr. Germ' and other Iraq detainees

Could this be something that may come back to haunt us? Only time will tell. In the meantime I will be investing in gas masks.

Saddam Hussein's weapons specialists, nicknamed ''Dr. Germ" and ''Mrs. Anthrax" in the Western media, are being released by US forces, an Iraqi lawyer said yesterday, and the US military confirmed several ''high-value detainees" were being freed.

We're releasing "high-value detainees" including "Dr. Germ" and "Mrs. Anthrax"? Shouldn't we be more interested in releasing some "low-value detainees" like "Dr. Fungus" or "Mrs. Baking Soda"? I have a feeling the stock in gas masks and duct tape is going to be rising soon.

The State Department said Rihab Taha, who was dubbed Dr. Germ by the press and admitted to producing germ warfare agents, was released because US forces could not justify keeping her as a security threat.

So when did producing germ warfare agents become a minimal security threat? Oh well, I guess you can't imprison people forever for following the orders of their president. Especially when that president has access to a human woodchipper.