Prisoner Abuse Photos Obtained by Australian Network
The shocking images of inmates in Iraq and Afghanistan were published just a day after the US president announced plans for a legal battle stop them ever being seen.
They risked provoking renewed hostility in the Middle East as Mr Obama attempts to build bridges with the Islamic world.
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One picture showed a prisoner hung up upside down while another showed a naked man smeared in excrement standing in a corridor with a guard standing menacingly in front of him. Another prisoner is handcuffed to the window frame of his cell with underpants pulled over his head.
Others yet to be released reportedly show military guards threatening to sexually assault a detainee with a broomstick and hooded prisoners on transport planes with Playboy magazines opened to pictures of nude women on their laps.
The images emerged from Australia yesterday where they were originally obtained by the channel SBS in 2006 in the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal. They were not distributed around the world at the time but are now believed to be among those the president is trying to block.
Mr Obama previously committed to allowing thousands of images to be published but changed his mind after senior generals warned that their publication could place US troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan in greater danger.
Let's hope Obama has learned from this situation. Acting like the Bush adminstration when it comes to trying to restrict information will inevitably blow up in your face. In this case it took all of one day. As for the reaction around the world and especially the Middle East we will have to wait and see. Although I'll give you one guess how the photos will go over. Another proud day for America.
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Thanks for this link. I'm sure it will spread over the web very fast, and rightly so. They, the pics, are shocking. Just like pictures from concentration camps still evoke horror and shame Germany these pictures will shame America forever.
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Well, we must be proud of him. Hi is good!
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This abuse must be stopped. I am glad to see that are people who cares about that.
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