THE TENSION: Images of Tension: Eyewitness Iraq, Thu. 9 Mar.

Thursday, March 9, 2006

Images of Tension: Eyewitness Iraq, Thu. 9 Mar.

ABU GHRAIB PRISON

A U.S. soldier stands guard in front of the main gate of Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad in this September 24, 2004 file photo. The U.S. military prison at Abu Ghraib, Saddam Hussein's torture centre that became a symbol of shame for the American occupation of Iraq, is to close within months, the military said on Thursday. Its 4,500 inmates, held on suspicion of insurgent activity, will be transferred to a new facility at the nearby Baghdad airport military base and other camps, a spokesman said. REUTERS/Akram Saleh

An aerial view of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison on the outskirts of the capital Baghdad July 20, 2003. The U.S. military prison at Abu Ghraib, Saddam Hussein's torture center that became a symbol of shame for the American occupation of Iraq, is to close within months, the military said on Thursday. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

U.S. soldiers walk through the halls inside the prison of Abu Ghraib, outside Baghdad, Iraq, in this May 5, 2004 file photo. The U.S. military said Thursday March 9, 2006 that a new facility for its Abu Ghraib prisoners will be completed in three months, after which Abu Ghraib will be returned to Iraqi authorities. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus,File )

A U.S. soldier watches as detainees are released from Abu Ghraib prison, west of Baghdad, October 1, 2005. Iraq's human rights minister called on U.S.-led forces on Thursday to hand over all Iraqi inmates at U.S.-run prisons to the Iraqi government, a day after more damaging images of prisoner abuse emerged. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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