Posted by: zanshin, 2008-09-22 11:02

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Date: 2008-09-22 (Monday)
“These photographs demonstrate that the abuse of prisoners held in U.S. custody abroad was not aberrational and not confined to Abu Ghraib, but the result of policies adopted by high-ranking officials. Their release is critical for bringing an end to the administration’s torture policies and for deterring further prisoner abuse.”
-- Amrit Singh, ACLU staff attorney, after a federal appeals court ordered the Bush administration to hand over photos depicting abuse of prisoners held by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan






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