Anger Over Mohammed Cartoon

[glatt]

"they" in my post refers to the administration, which fought releasing them in the first place. I recall that they showed all the pictures to memebers of congress at the time, but only released some to the press. The rest they wanted to hide because they were even worse than the hooded wire guy and naked pyramid ones. You can't keep a lid on photos like this. They will get out. In order to maximize damage control, they should have released them all at once. It would have been slightly more painful at the time, but they wouldn't be resurfacing at a time that the world is in turmoil over a bunch of cartoons. What I'm saying is that the administration handled the fallout from these pictures poorly.

What I'm not saying is that the press shouldn't be printing them. I think the press should print them as they get them.

[tw]

Originally Posted by glatt

What I'm saying is that the administration handled the fallout from these pictures poorly.

That's not true. Clearly those enlisted men brought dog collars and leashes to Iraq so they could intentionally torture and degrade prisoners. The administration rightly identified those enlisted men as an isolated group of torturers. Clearly neither General Miller, other officers, nor senior administration officials had anything to do with what is in those pictures. Actions that were documented by FBI agents who then left the locale due to repeated torture and other maltreatment. Clearly those pictures are only isolated examples of a few deviant Americans - not something that was initiated by Cheney, Gonzales, Rumsfeld, Wolfovitz, and George Jr's agenda. Clearly the White House acted responsibly; were forthcoming, transparent, and honest.

But then the victims were Muslim. They deserved what they got. Or maybe our administration instead lies? Why would I even suggest such nonsense.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Gosh TW, I didn't know you were so good at sarcasm. It's a talent you rarely display