radicalization, in terms of milt arization, in terms of building a huge network of met tants in the prison. >> at camp bucca, al baghdadi networked with hundreds of jiha jihadis, at least some of whom would join isis, the day would come when he would need military expertise. enter saddam hussein's army. dismissed by the americans, many now at camp bucca. men with exactly the skill set al baghdadi could later make use of, and then he was set free. the future leader of isis was recommended for unconditional release by a military review board in december 2004. they did not consider him a threat. whether it turns out al baghdadi is the mastermind of isis or a figure head, the fact remains