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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.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:08 AM

    bravo, Salon

    Journalists have only one obligation: to truth, no matter what form it may take. Truth trumps all other loyalties, be they personal, familial, social, or national. It is not up to the journalists to try to ascertain ahead of time how a story might "play" out; when it comes to one's duty to the truth, consequences are irrelevant.

    One need only look to a publication like the New York Times to see what happens when truth is subverted by lesser loyalties and passions.

    —DavidHW Read DavidHW's other letters

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