[Miss Marple]

CBS did not take the photos to document war crimes. The photos were taken by people in the prison for reasons yet to be determined (intimidating other prisoners, souvenirs, sales to homosexual porn rings, etc).

CBS was given the photos and chose to broadcast them. The situation in the prison had already been corrected, the people who had participated in the illegal acts were already in custody, and court martials are underway.

The report which was released detailed the infractions. The only thing missing were the pictures. Why do you think that the American public and the Arab world needed to see the pictures? When I read "female guards pointing at naked men's genitalia" that is enough for me. I don't need to see it.

BUT, broadcasting the pictures is VERY effective in stirring up resentment in the Arab world, where many pepople are illiterate. And stirring them up gives credence to Al Qaeda and the insurgents.

I fail to see why you do not understant this. And I stand by my position, that CBS is guilty of violating the Geneva Convention.

[lelio]

I don't need to see it.

I suppose if you want a sanitized war its fine.

And I don't believe for one second this was a couple of bad apples (the excuse of any organization). Orders to do this, which would eventually cause us harm in that the world thinks we're the bad guys now, came from up high. Heads need to roll to get the point across: that we need professionalism and to obey the Geneva Convention if we're at all to be taken seriously.

If these photos didn't come out the "investigation" would of stopped with the handful of people shown in the photos.