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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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From: LindyBill5/13/2009 7:14:33 PM
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I think Obama is playing a double game here. If he doesn't want the photos out, he issues an executive order and that overides the courts. If he plays the way he is, when the courts rule they have to be released, which they will, he can claim he is helpless.

Obama seeks to block release of abuse photos

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is seeking to block the release of hundreds of photos showing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan being abused, reversing his position after military commanders warned that the images could stoke anti-American sentiment and endanger U.S. troops....
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