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To: stockman_scott who wrote (171525)	9/30/2005 3:15:53 AM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Judge Orders Release of Abu Ghraib Photos Thursday September 29, 2005 9:01 PM By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge Thursday ordered the release of dozens more pictures of prisoners being abused at Abu Ghraib, rejecting government arguments that the images would provoke terrorists and incite violence against U.S. troops in Iraq. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said that terrorists ``do not need pretexts for their barbarism'' and that suppressing the pictures would amount to submitting to blackmail. ``Our nation does not surrender to blackmail, and fear of blackmail is not a legally sufficient argument to prevent us from performing a statutory command. Indeed, the freedoms that we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns and missiles with which our troops are armed,'' he said. Hellerstein ordered the release of 74 pictures and three videotapes from the Abu Ghraib prison, potentially opening the military up to more embarrassment from a scandal that stirred outrage around the world in 2003. Photos of the abuse were widely distributed then, but the lawsuit covers additional pictures not yet seen by the public. An appeal of Hellerstein's ruling is expected, and that could delay release of the pictures for months. Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Thursday that releasing the photos would hinder his work against terrorism..... guardian.co.uk =============== Provoke terrorists why? Obviously because they are just THAT bad. Republicans. Unbelievable. Safavian, Delay, Frist, Hager, West, Abramoff....the smell just keeps growing stronger. At some point even the dumbest of the dumb will have to put down their 'no marriage for gays' placards and pay attention.