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Iraqi Lawyer Calls for Release of “Dr. Anthrax” Due to Health Concerns; U.S. Says Scientist is Healthy
A lawyer for former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on Saturday called for the release of one-time Iraqi biological weapons scientist Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash because of her poor health, according to Agence France-Presse (see GSN, Sept. 23, 2004). Attorney Badiaa Aref Ezzat has called on U.S. President George W. Bush and interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to free Ammash, known as “Dr. Anthrax,” from U.S. custody. Aref Ezzat said Aziz had requested the plea for Ammash’s release. “He asked me to do all I can in the case of Mrs. Ammash owing to the deterioration in her health as a consequence of the cancer she is suffering from,” the attorney said (Agence France-Presse/Channel News Asia, Jan. 1). A U.S. military officer said, however, that there are no “immediate concerns” for Ammash’s health. “We are aware that she had been treated for cancer at one time, prior to ever being detained. She is checked routinely to ensure there is no reoccurrence,” the officer said. Ammash and another suspected Iraqi biological weapons researcher, Rihab Taha, also known as “Dr. Germ,” are believed to be the only women held by the U.S. military in Iraq (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, Jan. 1).
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