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We wouldn't want to inflame anti-American sentiment

Obama's excuses for covering-up torture evidence are as incoherent as they are dangerous.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:42 AM

    bernbart

    The ACLU's Amrit Singh describes how we will gain:

    The public value of these images is considerable. As visual records, they convey what words could not possibly communicate. As evidence of abuse at locations other than Abu Ghraib, they undermine the Bush administration’s claim that abuse was aberrational. The disclosure of these images is critical to help the public understand the scope and scale of prisoner abuse as well as the extent to which such abuse was caused by policy decisions. Disclosure is also crucial for assessing official responsibility for the abuse.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amrit-singh/release-photos-of-other-a_b_173046.html

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