staged
adj 1: written for or performed on the stage; "a staged version of the novel" [ant: unstaged] 2: deliberately arranged for effect; "one of those artfully staged photographs" [syn: arranged]
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Obligatorily remarking at the seriousness of the offenses of these troops, I don't see them as being deliberately set up for some other effect. It looks to me like "Gee are we having a party here, or what"
What effect do you suppose that these brilliant minds were aiming at?
No, it's already been said that the pictures were used to threaten other prisoners and the families of the prisoners. Arabs aren't like Americans. Making American prisoners be humiliated would strengthen their resolve. Arab prisoners would be broken by such humiliation. All you have to do is think about how theocratic societies feel about sexual humiliation. Or, just recall that putting your boot on a picture of GHWB in the Baghdad Hotel was considered the highest insult.