* "A judge said Tuesday he was hesitant to release pictures and videotapes of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison while top government officials insisted that deaths could result...
U.S. Attorney David Kelley told the judge that insurgents and propagandists in Afghanistan and Iraq would claim that a judge's order to release the pictures was a "deliberate war act" by the U.S." (link)
raping boys isnt an act of war. nor is taking photographs. nor is absolving those people accountable. nor is instituting torture polcies. but a judge following FOIA laws? sure.
* "The ACLU today also released previously redacted government documents.. in which they argue that the photographs and videos should not be made public. Included in papers unsealed today is General Myers' argument that the photographs must be withheld because "our democratic idea of public accountability -- the airing of misdeeds by government officials and employees in order to hold government to the highest standards of conduct -- is an idea that is misunderstood in other parts of the world."" (link)
brilliant.
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