Posted on 07/22/2005 8:24:46 PM PDT by SmithL
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union accused the government Friday of putting another legal roadblock in the way of its bid to allow the public to see photographs and videos stemming from the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.
The ACLU said sealed documents the government filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan will be used to argue that dozens of photographs cannot be released because they would result in a safety threat to individuals.
"We obviously express skepticism about the latest move on the government's part to withhold information the public is clearly entitled to," said Amrit Singh, a staff attorney with the ACLU.
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The ACLU is full of s**t because these photos, if released, would not in any way support their thesis. These photos are simply more of the same photos taken at the same time and by the same people as the ones already released. Therefore they prove nothing about "systemic" abuse. The only purpose they would serve is prurient interest and America-bashing. They serve no evidentiary purpose or public interest.
I got yer roadblock right here ACLU.
The Left is at war with America.
Why does the ACLU seem to think that we want to see these photos in the first place?
You hit it on the head! It could be a great tagline here, too.
Anybody got the pics of the ACLU peole smoking POT in Arizona during the Minuite Man operation down there?
No money should be spent fulfilling ACLU requests. All that money should be earmarked for ACLU prosecutions. End this scourge!
Won't someone rid us of this meddlesome ACLU?
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