Two Rescued Iraqi Orphans Die

Troops Rescued Mistreated Boys From Special Needs Orphanage; Two Dead Of Cholera

CBS

...As first reported on CBS News, the boys were found naked, bound and starving to death, while the kitchen down the hallway was packed with unopened food and piles of brand new clothing sat unused, CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports. One boy, Saddam Ali Abbas, was the first to die shortly after his rescue. Now, some five months later, two more boys are dead from cholera they contracted while under state care: # Thirteen-year-old Ismail Garib, who loved to show-off and interact with the soldiers. # And Omar Thanoon, whose name is the only detail orphanage officials have for him. Staff Sgt. Mitchell Gibson - part of the original rescue team - was shocked at the deaths and condition of the boys today...

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