A U.S. solider shows a picture of Ali Mussa Daqduq (L) during a news conference at the heavily fortified Green Zone area in Baghdad July 2, 2007. REUTERS/Wathiq Khuzaie/Pool
Iraq Court To Free U.S. Killings Suspect: Lawyer -- Yahoo News/Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suspected Hezbollah militant accused of masterminding the killing of Americans in Iraq has been cleared of all charges and will be freed, his lawyer said on Monday, in an announcement that is likely to anger Washington.
Ali Mussa Daqduq was accused of training Iraqi militants and orchestrating a 2007 kidnapping attack that killed five U.S. troops.
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Update #1: Iraq court rules to release Hezbollah prisoner -- FOX News/AP
Update #2: Iraq court orders release of Hezbollah commander -- AFP
My Comment: The Iraqi court has decided to ignore U.S. claims of war crimes associated with this prisoner. The reason why is simple .... a point that I made a few months ago.
Sighhh .... this does not bode well for U.S. - Iraqi relations.
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