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Headlines : "War on Terror"New Abuse Photos Could Spark Riots, US General Warns
In response to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and a number of medical and veterans groups demanding release of 87 new videos and photographs depicting detainee abuse at the now infamous prison, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard Myers, said the release would result in ”riots, violence and attacks by insurgents.” He believes the release of the photos would ”incite public opinion in the Muslim world and put the lives of American soldiers and officials at risk,” according to documents unsealed in federal court in New York.
[Posted By Ryz]Republished from Inter Press Service / Common Dreams
NEW YORK – Civil libertarians and the Pentagon appear headed for yet another trainwreck in the ongoing dispute over the so-called second batch of photos from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
In response to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and a number of medical and veterans groups demanding release of 87 new videos and photographs depicting detainee abuse at the now infamous prison, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard Myers, said the release would result in ”riots, violence and attacks by insurgents.”
In court papers filed to contest the lawsuit, Gen. Myers said he consulted with Gen. John P. Abizaid, head of the United States Central Command, and Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the commander of the U.S. forces in Iraq. Both officers also opposed the release, Gen. Myers said.
He believes the release of the photos would ”incite public opinion in the Muslim world and put the lives of American soldiers and officials at risk,” according to documents unsealed in federal court in New York.
”The situation on the ground in Iraq is dynamic and dangerous,” Myers added, with 70 insurgent attacks daily. He also said there was evidence…
Posted by Ryz
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So, you stupid fascist assholes, why not simply stop doing shit that would incite riots? Am I missing something?
Hearts and minds.
they hate our freedom
Simple logical plan
1. Stop torturing the detainees
2. No pictures or stories will will come out of torture
3. There will be no riots
This is not rocket science
Oh wait, we are dealing with the Pentagon. This plan is still too complicated.
Pentagon Plan
1. Torture detainees
2. They are all terrorists and just supposed to accept it because we are the United States and we are bringing them DEMOCRACY . . . whether they want it or not.
This is a sick joke. The Iraqis are already fully aware of what goes on in the prisons. They hear the horror stories every day. This has nothing to do with preventing insurgent violence. They already have all the fuel they need, and I doubt they need any further convincing.
This has EVERYTHING to do with keeping these vile images away from American eyes to keep us ignorant. It’s a battle that they will fail eventually… For whatever worth that will amount to, which will be little to none in my estimation. Losing yet more points in some damned opinion poll doesn’t amount to anything these days.
This has EVERYTHING to do with keeping these vile images away from American eyes to keep us ignorant. It’s a battle that they will fail eventually… For whatever worth that will amount to, which will be little to none in my estimation. Losing yet more points in some damned opinion poll doesn’t amount to anything these days.
I concur, Draconis!
here here! i too concur!! couldn’t have said it better.
Sad thing is the right wingers would probably enjoy seeing this footage.
“They brought it on themselves, they were asking for it, they’re lucky we didn’t finish them off with some dynamite up their ass”.
Free Republican type berks will happilly justify anything their democratically elcted freedom spreading forces do. A similar attitude prevailed in Nazi Germany.