And evidently, we don't want the world to view us in this light, or we wouldn't be trying to distance ourselves from it. If we're only doing these types of things because our survival depends on it, why are we distancing ourselves from the actions, saying that they're shameful? Why can't we assert our superiority here?
What I'd like to know, is whose idea was it to photograph all this stuff? That is one of the warfare tactics sure to go down in History as the left of the bellcurve brigade stuff. What a bunch of idiots.
I believe that would be the brainiac named Charles Graner, ringleader and sicko extraordinaire.
Just to underscore the answer to your question and present more evidence it was not condoned or authorized, the pictures were taken with *personal cameras*, not for any official use (obviously), but taken by the rogue group.