I say do not release the photos until a military tribunal has ruled on them.

rug

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Fri May-15-09 09:44 PM
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I say do not release the photos until a military tribunal has ruled on them.

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lakiesel

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Fri May-15-09 09:53 PM
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1. maybe...

...maybe not...the photos can stir up almost as much controversy by being covert, esp. in the absence of action against people who may have committed war crimes.

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stillcool

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Fri May-15-09 10:11 PM
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2. we'll all be dead and gone..

by then. I say leak the photos.

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John Q. Citizen

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Fri May-15-09 10:18 PM
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3. Just as long as the photos get more choice in their attorney, and if the photos are

tortured (aka treated inhumanly, or cruelly,) that can't be used against releasing them.

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Fresh_Start

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Fri May-15-09 10:24 PM
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4. military tribunal isn't authorized for FOIA requests

military tribunals is for combatants
FOIA is for the people (not combatants)asking through proper channels for information about their governments actions

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flyarm

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Fri May-15-09 10:25 PM
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5. how about a real American court that already has and demanded they be released?

and our president is pissing on the law and the courts???!!!

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Fresh_Start

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Fri May-15-09 10:26 PM
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6. multiple decisions to release the photos

but apparently democrats now think that people asking for information about their government should be treated as enemy combatants and be subject to military tribunals.

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EFerrari

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Fri May-15-09 10:27 PM
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7. Nancy Pelosi will leak them to Iran first.

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defendandprotect

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Fri May-15-09 10:32 PM
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8. Why . . . ? Is the Military the final Judge of all . . . ???

This is still a CIVILIAN nation -- a CIVILIAN rule of law --

a "government of the people" -- not a government of, by and for Military.

Though our MIC budget would seem to say otherwise!!!

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Bluebear

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Fri May-15-09 10:33 PM
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9. You do?? Are we under military rule now?

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rug

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Fri May-15-09 10:46 PM
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10. Oh, I forgot.

:sarcasm:

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Bluebear

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Fri May-15-09 10:47 PM
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11. phew :)

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EFerrari

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Fri May-15-09 10:54 PM
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13. rug's sense of humor is so dry, we should all have fire extinguishers next to our computers.

Edited on Fri May-15-09 10:54 PM by EFerrari

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TexasObserver

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Fri May-15-09 10:48 PM
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12. That makes no sense at all.

The military NEVER willingly cleans up messes that become public. They are designed to hide from the public and their civilian bosses anything that makes them look bad.

We have a system that is perfectly designed for this problem. The Justice Department, and the federal courts. All it takes is an Executive Branch that isn't cowardly about addressing this problem.

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billyoc

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Fri May-15-09 11:05 PM
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14. That's what I say. I mean, are we a fucking empire or not!

Let the Army handle it.

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EFerrari

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Fri May-15-09 11:19 PM
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16. Those photos don't have the same rights as US citizens anyway.

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rug

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Fri May-15-09 11:23 PM
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17. The photos have been framed.

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tkmorris

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Sat May-16-09 12:43 AM
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18. Oh that was clever

:rofl:

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Cresent City Kid

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Fri May-15-09 11:14 PM
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15. Let's get the conspirators in jail before worrying about the photos

I may be alone in thinking this, but I see Obama's point about the photos. We don't need them to know torture is bad, or who did it. Will the risk to our troops in the field be worth what's gained?

Of course they should be eventually released, but I'm more concerned with the investigation and prosecution of Bush, Cheney and cronies. When the photos are released, it would be nice to be able to say, "the people responsible for this are in jail."

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