US releases 500 Iraqi prisoners from overcrowded jails

This is mind boggling. The US military is holding 25,800 Iraqis in jail? What the hell is that? They can't determine whether they should be held or not in a matter of weeks? Doesn't water boarding work anymore? Have they abandoned the needles under the finger nails?

Just what kind of wimps do we have in charge of questioning these people.

More Bush incompetence seems most likely.

US authorities freed 500 Iraqi prisoners yesterday in an ongoing push to empty American jails of detainees no longer deemed a threat. But the military says it's still holding 25,800 Iraqis waiting to face charges or be given freedom.

Via Boston Globe.