What purpose will this serve? Who will suffer when the pics are sent around the world?
The troops in the middle east will suffer. They will be targeted more so than they already are.
Also,some innocent people in those barbaric countries will be killed just like they were when the first pics came out and when the stories circulated about their precious Koran (or however the hell you spell it) being flushed down a toilet. The government tried to stop it because of this.
The misguided judge chose otherwise:
U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said that terrorists "do not need pretexts for their barbarism" and that suppressing the pictures would amount to submitting to blackmail.
"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. Indeed, the freedoms that we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns and missiles with which our troops are armed," he said.
Is he saying the US Government is trying to commit blackmail by suppressing the pics? How INSANE is that?
The ACLU has been trying to get them out all along, which is no surprise. Anytime the ACLU can embarrass this government, they will do so. Just watch. Whenever you see a protest, a legal action against our government, or an outrageous claim against our government, you can bet the ACLU will be somewhere back there, prodding.
The American Civil Liberties Union sought release of the photographs and videotapes as part of an October 2003 lawsuit demanding information on the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody and the transfer of prisoners to countries known to use torture. The ACLU contends that prisoner abuse is systemic.
"It's a historic ruling, said ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero. "While no one wants to see what's on the photos or videos, they will play an essential role in holding our government leaders accountable for the torture that's happened on their watch."
Just a sec....had to get the duct tape...Fine I will be watching and I want to see just how "accountable" the ACLU and this insane judge will be when people get killed. I want to see how they'll squirm out of it.