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Suppressed images don't show rape, official says

The Pentagon says no sexual abuse, no Abu Ghraib photos among those held back in ACLU suit.
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  • Monday, June 1, 2009 06:58 PM

    Trust, don't verify?

    Sure, let's trust that they're telling the truth! It's not like they've ever lied to the public before, after all!

    I mean, I could see being a bit doubtful if the CIA had, for example, done something crazy like destroy a bunch of videotapes of torture - forgive me, I meant to use the media-approved term "wet n' saucy spankings" - in defiance of a court order. Then all this paranoia might be justified. But these are our good and wise leaders and protectors; we have to trust them! After all, 9/11!

    9/11, 9/11, 9/11. After that, there's nothing more to say!

    —Peter Maranci Read Peter Maranci's other letters

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