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Top iraqi scientists under saddam are women Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1429306 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1429306 U.S. Protecting Released Iraqi Officials Recently Released Iraqi Officials, Including 'Dr. Germ' and 'Mrs. Anthrax,' Under U.S. Protection By SHAFIKA MATTAR The Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan - U.S. forces are providing protection for most of a group of top officials from Saddam Hussein's government who were recently released from custody, an Iraqi lawyer said Wednesday. The officials were freed after no charges were filed against them. They included Rihab Taha, known as "Dr. Germ" for her role in making bio-weapons for Saddam's regime in the 1980s, and Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, known as "Mrs. Anthrax," a former top Baath Party official and biotech researcher. The lawyer, Badee Izzat Aref, said this week that up to 25 officials were released. The U.S. military confirmed that eight individuals formerly designated as "high-value detainees" were freed Saturday. Aref said Wednesday that most of those released "are under the protection of the American forces in Iraq until they find a safe haven either in Iraq or abroad." He did not give details, and it was not clear whether the officials were being kept in safehouses or whether they were elsewhere with American guards. Aref is the lawyer of Tariq Aziz, Saddam's former deputy prime minister, who remains in U.S. custody, and several other high-value detainees. Others who were released included Hossam Mohammed Amin, the head of the weapons inspections directorate, and Aseel Tabra, an Iraqi Olympic Committee official under Odai Saddam Hussein, the former leader's son. Aref, who spoke to The Associated Press by telephone from Baghdad, said other Saddam-era officials are expected to be released soon to bring the total number freed to 65. He said more than 200 senior Saddam regime officials are in detention. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright © 2006 ABC News Internet Ventures

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