The United States released hundreds of inmates after determining they posed no danger.
But some of the former detainees and former Saddam security forces had joined forces with Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, Time said.
The United States blames Zarqawi for many of the bloodiest attacks in Iraq. Commanders told Time that Zarqawi did not personally direct the attacks, but set long-term strategy.
The recruited former regime officers, once known for their wayward behaviour, were no longer drinking or smoking, they told Time.
They said they wanted to turn Iraq into another Afghanistan, as it was before the 2001 US invasion - a place for groups like al-Qaeda to flourish.
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But some of the former detainees and former Saddam security forces had joined forces with Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, Time said.
The United States blames Zarqawi for many of the bloodiest attacks in Iraq. Commanders told Time that Zarqawi did not personally direct the attacks, but set long-term strategy.
The recruited former regime officers, once known for their wayward behaviour, were no longer drinking or smoking, they told Time.
They said they wanted to turn Iraq into another Afghanistan, as it was before the 2001 US invasion - a place for groups like al-Qaeda to flourish.
Way to go USA.
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