[jmc1969]

This prison has been poorly run, corrupt, and a problem for some time.

[AU72]

Today is not the day for good news anywhere.

[dead]

This prison has been poorly run, corrupt, and a problem for some time.

Now that it's empty, it shouldn't pose anymore problems.

[stm]

F**K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NY Attitude]

The prison in Iraq should be for those people that have a use to the coalition forces and heavily guarded if they are such. If not, why are they still wasting oxygen?

[txhurl]

That's ok. Next time our boys meet them, 140 carbon footprints will be reduced to zero.

[SMARTY]

"..overwhelmed police, who were forced to call the U.S. military for backup."

Why would any high value prisoners be left to the care and keeping of Iraqi's? I would think that securing hard won prisoners would be JOB ONE in that place.

[NorCalRepub]

.....if that is true, why wasn't something done about it.. More proof Iraqi's aren't ready for Prime Time

[ozzymandus]

This is why all captured terrorists should be shot after interrogation. If the Iraqis can't hold them, they should kill them.

[lilylangtree]

Hope each one has tracking device somewhere on their person.

[Jet Jaguar]

Hope they called in airstrikes.

[ryan71]

That's why you don't put terrorists in jail/prison to begin with.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Reuters headline now:

Qaeda-led militants storm Iraq jail, free 140...