Monday, May 11, 2009

More Gruesome Prisoner Abuse Photos to be Released

When the Cheney-Bush administration was torturing, they should've then considered the wider effects of their deeds. It wouldn't surprise me if Cheney personally participated in torture since he seems to be fiercely defending himself.
I believe the man is twisted. Admitting he'd choose Rush Limbaugh, who does nothing but hate and antagonize others to follow along, over Colin Powell shows his sickness.
The new photos are expected to be released before the end of the month. They are being released as the result of a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union. Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman and obviously the Dark One are fighting the release, saying that it will hurt U.S. soldiers and empower al-Qaeda. My question is: Why are there so many photos? Was there a detainee photo day or something?
But now a new batch of photographs, perhaps hundreds of images, of prisoners being abused is about to be made public. It comes at a time when the debate over prisoner mistreatment is still roiling America's political and public conscience. The new photographs are being made public in a victory for the American Civil Liberties Union. And the Pentagon, after fighting, and losing, three federal court reviews of the matter, has waved the white flag and is now preparing to release the pictures. Some of the photographs are official; some, like the original Abu Ghraib collection, taken informally by soldiers. "We know this could make things tougher for our troops," a senior Pentagon official says, "but the court decisions really don't leave us with any other option." Read more at Time