Reuters: Top News: "BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's new prime minister said on Tuesday he would release 2,500 prisoners in an apparent bid to shore up his own authority amid signs of tension in his ruling Shi'ite Alliance.

Wow! This really is a puppet government of the U.S. isn't it? I mean, dismissing the laws in order to acquire political strength, is straight out of George W. Bush's play book. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.