Abu Ghraib closing, but occupation continues

So the US have finally announced that they will be closing the Abu Ghraib prison in the next three months, but will simply be transfering the 4,500 prisoners to another prison and continuing with their occupation Iraq (along with the UK and us). To support this continued occupation, the Bush administration will be asking the US congress for an additional £53bn or US$92bn. Oddly enough, this is almost the same as the $100bn per year that would be required for the world to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

Glad to see that we all have our priorities straight.

Iraq; Abu Ghraib; US foreign policy; MDGs