tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post6949114756725332808..comments2009-05-17T19:12:40.467-05:00Eric Edmondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413257352048695311noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-7239899646804236722009-05-17T19:12:00.000-05:002009-05-17T19:12:00.000-05:00Give them to the ACLU and let the ACLU release them. Then the blame for releasing them to the public goes to the ACLU, not the White House and they will be in compliance with the court order.howell frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-74829462738925371752009-05-17T19:10:00.001-05:002009-05-17T19:10:00.001-05:00We already have enough “publicly released” photos to prove prison abuse. Need we more for the public to view? I’m a liberal but agree with the military commanders and Secretary Gates that more publicly released photos of prison abuse would put our military at more risk than they already are.Lowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-77502886717731456152009-05-17T19:10:00.000-05:002009-05-17T19:10:00.000-05:00George W. Bush and Co. basically set us all back hundreds of years in our previous attempts to abolish barbaric practices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-43810509414220267582009-05-16T22:29:00.000-05:002009-05-16T22:29:00.000-05:00To what purpose should we release the photos? The best practice would be to let sleeping dogs lie. The original photos created a big fuss and a lot of damage to our reputation. The furor (around the world) has more or less died down. We saw that people tortured other people why do we have to see that “they tortured them even more” what’s the freaking point? Tell the ACLU to have a little concern for the American Civil Liberties and just bug out. Leave it alone. Just go hide your head or something. Enough is enough.kaliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-5654648791817541332009-05-16T22:21:00.000-05:002009-05-16T22:21:00.000-05:00Only about 12 Americans were convicted of abusing prisoners. I’ve been wondering for years just how many of our people are actually identifiable in all the photos. I believe it’s far more than the number who were tried, and I want everyone’s testimonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-80311522987088465012009-05-16T13:01:00.000-05:002009-05-16T13:01:00.000-05:00We don’t need to show all our cards before the hand is over. President Obama is doing the proper thing by retaining these pictures, especially if we want to go after the criminals who occupied the White House for the last eight years just as much as we’re now putting John Demjanjuk on trial for crimes he purportedly committed over 50 years ago in the Ukraine.<br />Any more release of information will give these murdering sociopaths all the evidence they need to claim a mistrial for pre-trial publicity.vipstyleconcept.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-1822378580725491292009-05-16T12:58:00.000-05:002009-05-16T12:58:00.000-05:00Good decision regardless of the reason. Obama showed that he can stand on his own and support the military.Bryan McAfeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-29657296345844950932009-05-16T01:29:00.001-05:002009-05-16T01:29:00.001-05:00I’m conflicted on this subject. On the one hand, if it pleases republicans, it can’t be right, and I’m against it, whatever it is. I have also heard that Obama wants to keep the pictures out of sight because they could add to the support for investigating and prosecuting the bush administration, and he “doesn’t want to look back”. That makes me mad as hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-58371195986615423032009-05-16T01:29:00.000-05:002009-05-16T01:29:00.000-05:00Cheney and the rest of the culprits are mainly interested in CYA-not our soldiers’ welfare so much.dorseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-78004446672668639232009-05-15T15:21:00.000-05:002009-05-15T15:21:00.000-05:00thank you for good article ir. i have two young sons in Afghanistan so I dont care about politics. young soldiers are in harms way and why put them in more danger???<br />I agree with Obama.Remember, it is the president’s job as “Commander and Chief” to do what is best for our troops and our national security. If the best minds within our military says that our troops’ safety and our national security could be compromised by the release of these photos, then the president must block the photos’ release even if it pains him to do so.D.tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-79147259618865568642009-05-15T15:18:00.000-05:002009-05-15T15:18:00.000-05:00of course the photos should be released. Obama is doing exactly the wrong thing by caving in to political pressuremalik, mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-21202149717355806322009-05-15T12:35:00.000-05:002009-05-15T12:35:00.000-05:00I also think they should not be released. At least not yet. If the only reason the people want the photos released is to punish those who are responsible then I see no reason why we cant have have them viewed by the people it matters to most. Judges, defense attorneys, and prosecutors. There is no reason why I should have the “need” to see these photos. We all know what was done over there (by we, I mean civilians). We don’t need to see the pictures for proof.Howard56@ymailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-12987920687269527742009-05-15T12:33:00.000-05:002009-05-15T12:33:00.000-05:00Finally a president who thinks before he acts. your post is funny though. Please let us know what you think about our site burbankimages.blogspot.comSrah Graftonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-12280270298408220242009-05-15T12:31:00.001-05:002009-05-15T12:31:00.001-05:00Let the people who voted twice for Bush/Cheney, see how indecent this administration was, not only with it’s incompetent conduct of the Iraq war, but using “stiff-armed” techniques to allow these “not-alledged” policies to represent this country to world opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-28469052392074260602009-05-15T12:31:00.000-05:002009-05-15T12:31:00.000-05:00Not just the aclu mr Edmonds I want to know if it really was a few bad apples involved in torture or are these pictures going to show that torture was more pervasive and was employed as a general policyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-76906959275056019212009-05-15T12:30:00.001-05:002009-05-15T12:30:00.001-05:00After the Bush years I think we are entitled to see what our government is doing. Obama is a fraud. He will ruin this country for good. I voted for him and vowed never to vote again because they all lie.Gilian, PAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085009058166631629.post-91305525555740513542009-05-15T12:30:00.000-05:002009-05-15T12:30:00.000-05:00We have seen enough. The news is bad/sad enough. no more stupid photosDanenoreply@blogger.com