President Obama declared Wednesday 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. Full Story »
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“This is not a situation in which the Pentagon has concealed or sought to justify inappropriate action,” Obama said of the photos. “In fact, the most ... More »
The best protection for our troops would be to show that the subhuman war criminals in our government get prosecuted. We would have fewer enemies ... More »
I wish it had included more information about Seymour Hersch's allegations of the rape of children, which he made the day before. That would put the Obama decision to block the photos into a different perspective, at least for me. Hersch says there are photos and videos of the rapes.
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