[Steve_Seattle]

"The Sun quoted U.S. military sources as saying they had handed over the pictures "in the hope of dealing a body blow to the resistance in Iraq"."

That doesn't pass the smell test. After Abu Ghraib, it's inconceivable that the military would have that attitude.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The Sun quoted U.S. military sources as saying they had handed over the pictures "in the hope of dealing a body blow to the resistance in Iraq"."

To complete my thought: It should probably should say "this was handed over by opponents of the Bush administration in the hope of fanning the insurgency and moving Iraq closer to civil war." I would bet the ranch that this was NOT released by an official military source, nor was it released for the stated reason, which is utterly illogical.

[Aquinasfan]

it's inconceivable that the military would have that attitude.

It only takes one. But you're right, the resistance isn't from the Baathists, but from Mohammedan nutjobs.