they will organize around us. there were beatings, unexplained prisoner deaths and several dangerous jihadis escaped. into this area, a new man arrived. we know him now as abu baghdadi, the leader of isis. and, yes, he was in american custody during the iraq war. he s shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. the americans seem to see him as someone who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps within the sunni side of camp bucca, he was
baghdadi went through a transformation at camp bucca. baghdadi was an average person. he was just a sunni foot soldier when he was arrested by the americans. but by the time al baghdadi left, he was someone else. all we know is that baghdadi became an entirely different creature, in terms of radicalization, in terms of militarization, in terms of building a huge network of militants in the prison. at camp bucca, al baghdadi networked with hundreds of 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 the united states has put a $10 million price tag on his head. when we come back, the dangerous way that isis is using us. television news. while the u.s. is backing sunni arabs in yemen in iraq they re fighting. alka-seltzer plus day cold & flu has three cold symptom fighters to relieve your tough symptoms. (truck horn) alka-seltzer plus.
allowed open access to all of them. he wasn t considered from everything we know now, a high level detainee, and he was allowed to lead to prayers, he was allowed to give religious lessons. the future leader of isis was giving other inmates lessons on islam. those inmates were jihadists or former baathists, henchmen of saddam, or simply common criminals. it most assuredly was a jihadist university. unquestionably. put them all together in the baking heat of southern iraq, without baghdadi, a man who dreamed of a new kind of terror, it was a recipe for isis. they were meeting, they were playing soccer together, they were strategizing together. one thing is clear, al
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 the united states has put a $10 million price tag on his head. when we come back, the dangerous way that isis is using us. television news. while thei ithe u.s. is bac sunni arabs in yemen in iraq they re fighting. and 9 grams of protein. ensure. take life in.