# Iraq's Most Feared Prison Open Again

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqs-most-feared-prison-open-again/187791>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 11, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqs-most-feared-prison-open-again/187791 "2003-07-11T19:42:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqs-most-feared-prison-open-again/187791/1 "2003-07-11T19:42:43Z")

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And guess who’s running it.

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> The prison - which under Saddam was dreaded for its torture chambers and mass executions - is open again, now run by Iraq’s American occupiers. And Iraqis still fear it.

Now let’s talk stupid ideas. Another great way to win friends and influence people. Brought to you by your friends in the Bush administration.

Whose idea was this? Open probably the most feared place in Iraq. So that the Iraqio’s can again fear being put there.

That works.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqs-most-feared-prison-open-again/187791/2 "2003-07-11T19:44:36Z")

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Geez…[the link](http://hometab.bellsouth.net/s/editorial.dll?bfromind=98&eeid=3909341&eetype=article&render=y&ck=&channel=news&_lid=150&_lnm=home+newsCenter+TopHeadlines)

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**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqs-most-feared-prison-open-again/187791/3 "2003-07-11T19:49:18Z")

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yeah. Why would a country need to have jails and prisons open? Must be evil. I can’t believe that the Us would open a prison. If prisons are such a good idea, why don’t we have them here?

oh. wait a minute…

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqs-most-feared-prison-open-again/187791/4 "2003-07-11T19:58:46Z")

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They have many camps for prisoners. They seem to be working nicely. The prison was opened, IMHO, just for intimidation.

The king is dead. Long live the king.

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**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqs-most-feared-prison-open-again/187791/5 "2003-07-11T20:24:02Z")

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Camps don’t seem to be a workable, long term proposition.

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**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqs-most-feared-prison-open-again/187791/6 "2003-07-11T20:32:47Z")

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The United States has the worlds largest prison population: over 2 million, IIRC. It’s one of our main growth industries. No reason why it wouldn’t expand into new territory. Want to bet there’s some US company who contributed heavily to Bush involved?