Comments | polkaroo79: More from Abu Ghraib

polkaroo79

More from Abu Ghraib

Jul 26, 2005 22:34

So the Pentagon is working to suppress 87 photos and 4 videos of the Abu Ghraib scandal.

One clue: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Congress last year, after viewing a large cache of unreleased images: "I mean, I looked at them last night, and they're hard to believe." They show acts "that can only be described as blatantly sadistic, cruel ( Read more... )

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Republicans have a new motto. hethatishere July 27 2005, 03:28:14 UTC

'Never let truth get in the way.'

Re: Republicans have a new motto. polkaroo79 July 27 2005, 13:26:32 UTC

That's probably actually been uttered several times in the Whitehouse by now, no joke.

allhatnocattle July 27 2005, 06:19:32 UTC

Freedom of the press, eh? Something else for Larry Flynt to champion for. Now there's an issue of Hustler nobody wants to see.

I don't care if the photos are suppressed so long as justice is served. See, now there in lies the problem. How do we, the public, determine if justice is being carried out, if there's no access to seeing the reported crimes. Ahhh, welcome to Rummyworld.

polkaroo79 July 27 2005, 13:28:29 UTC

Flynt would've made an intriguing governor. At least I'd be able to understand him.

That indeed is the problem. And that's why the public wants those released. We're no longer willing to trust the administration's promises.

ghostwes July 27 2005, 07:07:40 UTC

Hey, if we can't see it then I guess it never happened.

Everyone please join me in a chorus of "America -- fuck yeah!"

polkaroo79 July 27 2005, 13:29:45 UTC

If there had been no leak, we wouldn't have heard about Abu Ghraib at all. Makes you wonder what else they've been hiding successfully.

I really need to get the Team America DVD.

salanth July 27 2005, 14:16:52 UTC

Wonderful. :(

It's absolutely disgusting, the whole situation. There is nothing they can do to make up for their utter lack of basic human respect.

Fed up. Trying to cover it up? Ugh.

polkaroo79 July 27 2005, 15:05:08 UTC

But! American Idol is on, so why would people care?

The majority of soldiers are great, and it's unfortunate a few have really stained the reputation of America.

salanth July 27 2005, 16:33:44 UTC

It is very sad. It's really awful that a few bad apples can stain the whole barrel.