To Saddam's prisoners, US abuse seems 'a joke'
Some feel past crimes have been forgotten
By Gert Van Langendonk
Special to The Daily Star
Monday, May 24, 2004
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Ibrahim al-Idrissi, 37, goes to work every day with a handgun in a holster on his hip. In most countries, the line of work Idrissi is in wouldn't require such firepower. But this is Iraq. Idrissi is the president of the Association for Free Prisoners, an Iraqi non-governmental organization that has been documenting the execution of political prisoners under the regime of Saddam Hussein. Many of Saddam's torturers and executioners are still at large.
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