From Al Jazeera:
'Al-Qaeda members' flee Iraq jail
At least 15 senior al-Qaeda members have escaped from a prison in Tikrit, Iraqi officials said, with authorities locking down the city as they search for fugitives.
Major-General Abdul-Karim Khalaf, an Iraqi military spokesman, said on Thursday that six of the escaped inmates are considered dangerous.
Police sources told Al Jazeera that all of the men are charged with killing civilians and attacking security forces in the province in Salahiddien, north of Baghdad.
They added that one of the prisoners, who has been sentenced to death, was re-arrested near the jail.
The prisoners are said to have escaped through a window space half a metre square.
The break-out is not the first time al-Qaeda members have escaped from jail, suggesting the prisoners received outside assistance.
I really wish that we started treating these mokes like prisoners of war instead of civil criminals. That way, the firing squads would be a lot easier to use. These are cowards who dress in civilian clothes, hide in civilian crowds and use that cover to attack the coalition soldiers. If they had a soldiers honor and dressed in uniform, then, yes, treat them with respect. Otherwise, take them out back and shoot them.
You would find the terrorism problems going away very very quickly.
Sad but true...
