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There are apparently some people in this country -- as evidenced by some of the readers of Salon who responded to this -- who believe the Abu Grahib scandal should simply go away; it was 2.5 years ago, the argument seems to go, and the U.S. has adequately dealt with the perpetrators of the torture that took place there. This is a depressing response, one belonging to people who would rather skim the surface of today's "current events" and then move on quickly to the next factoid that arises. I applaud Salon for practicing journalism that does more than regurgitate today's headlines. What separates a true news organization from the sensationalistic is the commitment to in-depth analysis of culturally and politically crucial stories. Abu Grahib is clearly that, and as new information about it arises it should be dealt with, not passed over as "old news."
Further, if people don't want to see the photos, then they needn't look. If some peoples have an aversion to information, that should not mean that no one gets to have access to it. Salon is free to print them, and readers are free to ignore them. That this basic argument even seems to be necessary is a sad commentary on the state of freedom of the press in this country.
