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Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:00 AM

Why we're publishing the new Abu Ghraib photos

America -- and the world -- has the right to know what was done in our name.

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  • Thursday, February 16, 2006 07:19 AM

    We do have a right to know what is done in our name

    Walter,

    You are to be congratulated for publishing the photos. You do so at the risk of strife, anxiety, and offending the Muslim world.

    But I have noticed that your sources find only pictures that degrade the Muslims and our troops. You really need to take the blinders off and find the thousands of positive photos that are out there. I and millions of other people the world over have seen them in the internet, print and television. So, how is it that you folks miss them?

    Since you are the paragon of journalistic virtue, you may want to publish some photos of the positive things happening in Iraq. Remember, we do have a right to see what is being done in our name. You,of course, would not want to be thought of as censoring the news out of your publication. That would be so Republican ( and Democrat)of you.....

    Since you've already offended the Muslims with the photos, publish the Danish cartoons. We need to see them too.....unless you are afraid of that pesky fatwa thing.

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