JENNIFER LOVEN
AP News
May 13, 2009 17:20 EST
President Barack Obama declared Monday he would try to block the court-ordered release of photos showing U.S. troops abusing prisoners, abruptly reversing his position out of concern the pictures would "further inflame anti-American opinion" and endanger U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The White House had said last month it would not oppose an appeals court ruling that set a May 28 deadline for releasing dozens of photos from military investigations of alleged misconduct.
But American commanders in the war zones have expressed deep concern about fresh damage the photos might do, especially as the U.S. tries to wind down the Iraq war and step up operations against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
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Peacenik doesn't want to look at photos of people being tortured. Peacenik also doesn't want Obama to morph into Dick Cheney. But Peacenik is afraid it is too late. Bush/Cheney policies, Bush/Cheney secrecy, Bush/Cheney mistakes are being adopted wholesale by Obama. Peacenik is feeling discouraged. Obama can't even follow through with previously announced policies. Cheney's daughter ferchrissakes goes on TV and says releasing the photos (as ordered by the courts) would endanger U.S. troops. Does anyone think the Afghanis and Iraqis don't know what the U.S. is doing and has done. Bush/Cheney/Obama. Cheney/Obama/Bush. Obama/Bush/Cheney. etc. Fuck them.
But American commanders in the war zones have expressed deep concern about fresh damage the photos might do, especially as the U.S. tries to wind down the Iraq war and step up operations against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
Read on...
Peacenik doesn't want to look at photos of people being tortured. Peacenik also doesn't want Obama to morph into Dick Cheney. But Peacenik is afraid it is too late. Bush/Cheney policies, Bush/Cheney secrecy, Bush/Cheney mistakes are being adopted wholesale by Obama. Peacenik is feeling discouraged. Obama can't even follow through with previously announced policies. Cheney's daughter ferchrissakes goes on TV and says releasing the photos (as ordered by the courts) would endanger U.S. troops. Does anyone think the Afghanis and Iraqis don't know what the U.S. is doing and has done. Bush/Cheney/Obama. Cheney/Obama/Bush. Obama/Bush/Cheney. etc. Fuck them.
