U.S. Frees 'High-Value' Detainees from Iraq

[Mark Eichenlaub]

It was in nearly every major news outlet. Zarqawi's groups demands can be found pretty easy using Google. He was saying he'd basically exchange hostages to get the female prisons, 5 or so, out of custody...and the Iraqi government opposed.

Since we were talking about releasing these women and it happened in 04 it's much MORE relevant than talking about events that happened five years later, not less.

[bourbon]

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...?from=storylhs
I wasn't aware that the ones demanding Dr. Germ's release was al Qaeda...

Mark,
It was a grievance of the Sunni’s, and it was something AQI was demanding. The Sunni’s did not necessarily fully support AQI, but shared some of the grievances with them which allowed AQI to have a sanctuary in the population. Addressing grievances such as this enabled the turn by the Sunni’s against AQI.