Navy commandos in new prisoner abuse probe
A reporter found the photos, which since have since been removed from public view, while researching the prosecution of a group of SEALs who allegedly beat prisoners and photographed one of them in degrading positions. Those photos, taken with a SEAL’s personal camera, have not been publicly released.
The images were posted to the internet site Smugmug.com. The woman who posted them told AP they were on the camera her husband brought back from Iraq. She said her husband, who does not appear in photos with prisoners, had returned to Iraq.
Enough is Enough. The SEALS are trained individual and the public owes a big thank you for defending freedom from this scumbags Islamic terrorist.
I think we have to appeal to every Congressman, Senator, and the President itself to protect this brave Sailors who are willing to sacrifice so you and I can be free.
This is pure BS. My support is 200 percent with any NAVY SEALS.
"Mess with the best and die with the rest".
I think too much free press endangers national security.
This is the first I've read about the bigger context of the story. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. Was the reporter investigating for the prosecution or just trying to dig up the scoop of an internal investigation? Did this reporter have the undisclosed pictures or was he/she trying to find them? Did he/she use these photos as a diversion from from the allegedly damning photos or as a headline to draw attention to them? There's just not enough info to make any conclusions.
What I do know about SEALs (20 years of rubbing shoulders) is they are accountable for their actions. There simply are no more professional soldiers than them. I strongly suspect that any abuses were minor and not worthy of an international incident. Granted, supposition means nothing but someone is going to have to make a much stronger case than this to raise an eyebrow of mine.
Hey, look at that. The story does have legs. Not for the content but the story itself.