Women used for who has bigger balls competition.

What the hell is going on with these Iraqi women detainees and the kidnapped Jill Carroll?
Reuters reports that 5 women will be released but it has *nothing* to do with the hostage situation.

“The case of the women detainees is a legal case and it has nothing to do with the case of the American journalist,” said a Justice Ministry official, who declined to be named.
The military statement said a panel comprising U.S. and Iraqi officials had recommended the release of the women after reviewing their cases.
The Justice Ministry had already publicised the panel’s decision but U.S. officials, until Thursday, were insisting no releases were imminent. Iraqi officials have suggested Washington did not want to be seen to be giving in to the hostage-takers demands.

Whatever, this really sucks. Who cares about giving in? Save the woman and protect as many people as you can in the process, or is that just too logical?
I wonder what the Iraqi female detainees will have to say about what happened in prison?