You might think this is not so very good news, releasing 10,000 detainees in Iraq in about a year. After all, despite occassional mistakes, there is usually a pretty good reason someone is detained and one would think the chances are pretty good that a detainee once free, would go back to his bad habits.But one of the more successful non combat programs in Iraq initiated by the Americans has been the re-integration of detainees into Iraqi society:The United States wants to transfer the detainees to Iraqi control. Reaching that goal has been slowed partly by the lack of adequate Iraqi prison space and trained guards. More than 8,900 people were released from detention last year.The U.S. military separated moderate detainees from extremists and instituted religious, educational and vocational programs over the past year to try to rehabilitate less dangerous prisoners. It also increased releases under amnesty programs."Due to changes in the conduct of detainee operations and...(Read Full Post)