WHAT. THE. HELL.

More of that progress, I suppose, that's occuring in Iraq...

'Dr. Germ,' Others Released in Iraq

About 24 top former officials in Saddam Hussein's regime, including a biological weapons expert known as "Dr. Germ," have been released from jail, while a militant group released a video Monday of the purported killing of an American hostage...

..."The release was an American-Iraqi decision and in line with an Iraqi government ruling made in December 2004, but hasn't been enforced until after the elections in an attempt to ease the political pressure in Iraq," said the lawyer, Badee Izzat Aref...

I guess Ramsey Clark didn't want to defend them too, eh?

Weren't these guys on the infamous deck of cards of the most vile Iraq 'villains'? These people were among the reasons we had to invade this country (so we could be protected, natch) and now we just struck a deal to let them go and leave the country? I thought the Democrats were the ones who would negotiate with our enemies? Why not let Saddam go too? It's not like his trial is going anywhere. Good grief!

Next thing you'll be telling me that a Shiite electoral victory could potentially lead to an Iraqi government sympathetic to Iran and/or embracing of religious fundamentalism. Wassat?... Oh dear.

I feel so confident these people know what they're doing. Armando, can I have my rum back?