Friday, September 30, 2005

Judge Orders Release of Abu Ghraib Pix & Videos

So, Seymour Hersh told us in 04 that the Abu Ghraib videos would show children being raped, and maybe we shall see since US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ordered the release of certain pictures. The judge wrote in his 50 pg decision (full PDF here) saying terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan have proven they "do not need pretexts for their barbarism" and that "our nation does not surrender to blackmail, and fear of blackmail is not a legally sufficient argument to prevent us from performing a statutory command." The most ludicrous quote on the pix? It comes from Gen John Abizaid, of US Central Command, said that releasing the photos would hinder his work against terrorism: "When we continue to pick at the wound and show the pictures over and over again it just creates the image- a false image- like this is the sort of stuff that is happening anew, and it's not." Hmm... well it has always been my experience that those of us who have nothing to hide-- hide nothing.
Posted by Tina :: 12:58 AM :: 0 Comments:

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