Posted on 05/04/2011 10:50:08 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Barack Obama is to release up to 2,000 photographs of alleged abuse at American prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan in a move which will reignite the scandal surrounding Abu Ghraib prison in 2004.
The decision to make public the images sought in a legal action by the American Civil Liberties Union comes amid a political firestorm over alleged torture of detainees under President George W. Bush.
Some of the photographs, which will be released before May 28, are said to show American service personnel humiliating prisoners, according to officials.
The images relate to more than 400 separate cases involving alleged prisoner abuse between 2001 and 2005.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Oh, yes!
Always willing to through the military under the bus for anything that happened during Bush’s tenure, they steadfastly continue to coverup all that has happened on Obama’s watch. And they appear prepared to punish the operatives that gave him Osama, all while the MSM continues to sweep and bow before Dear Leader.
screw american sensititivty, must respect muslim sensitivity
Is it really that difficult to see the connection this article has with today’s news of the UBL photo?
I'd like to hook YOU up to some battery cables, only it takes balls to do that and you have shown repeatedly that you are not in possession of any oh Eunuch in Chief.
I would think the point of the OP was to show that Obama couldn’t have been more supportive of the release of the Abu Ghraib photos, knowing how dangerous that would make things for our troops, how bad they would make our country look. Now, he will not release the Bin Laden death photo because he is concerned about how the rest of the world will receive it?
It makes NO sense. Purposely releasing pictures that will endanger Americans and now purposely witholding a photo that makes us look like LIARS.
Did everybody hear the rumor that Apple is making a tablet computer? I have seen pictures and it looks like a giant Ipod. This will fail.
Gotta change the subject ... too much grumbling about the fumbling ... of the OBL story.
A 2 year old article should not be posted here without the op explaining its not current. Most people don’t bother to read the date on the article.
Oh, yeah, but not one picture showing the mastermind behind all of this!
Freakin’ morons!
D’oh, completely forgot about that and the Holder CIA probe.
How in the world can we have elected this person?
I think he’s covering his butt by not releasing the photos as they would secure more of the disdain, and wrath the opposite he thought he’d get from the rest of the World. Seems the rest of the World is all of a sudden more concerned about the fact OBL was unarmed, and are now accusing the USA of murder, and illegal operations with intent to murder the man.
Personally I say screw the rest of the World on this one, but Obama I think placed a great amount of faith in gaining reverence from his peers out there. I think he blew it for his ego. Let’s see what time will bring us.
Is he getting even for his buddy Osama ?
He ended up not releasing those pictures either did he?
You got that right! bttt
Good catch
Some people need some reading comprehension here. This is a 2009 article about photos that were never released.
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