I can see that the Bush administration has gotten the hang of being just another unaccountable, autocratic, one-party Middle East dictatorship with the announcement that the US military is freeing Iraqi prisoners from Abu Ghuraib to mark the Eid al-Fitr celebration at the end of Ramadan. This is what Arab and Muslim governments do. Saddam did it, Ba’ath Syria does it, Saudi Arabia does it too. Heck, even the Israelis might do this. The idea is to appear magnanimous and forebearing on one of the most important days of the year. The eid pardon or release has a long pedigree, … Continue reading Just Another Creaky, Arab Autocracy