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Iraqi gov't tortures prisoners

Why did we go into Iraq again? The Bushies, of course, sold us the war on WMDs, which we now know didn't exist. When that excuse began looking thin, they reminded us what a bad man Saddam was. Now, Human Rights Watch reports that the new Iraqi regime employs Saddam's torture mavens to abuse prisoners. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Next up on Ayad Allawi's agenda: gassing the Kurds.