The Raw Story has an article on the lawsuit filed by the ACLU to gain release of the Abu Ghraib photographs.
A coalition of 14 media organizations and public interest groups organized by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in U.S. District Court in New York urging the release of Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse photos…
If you’ve forgotten what these photos depict, Lindsay Graham can remind you: “The American public needs to understand, we’re talking about rape and murder here. We’re not just talking about giving people a humiliating experience. We’re talking about rape and murder and some very serious charges.”
The government argues that the information is protected by Exemption 7(F) of the FOI Act, which protects law enforcement records from disclosure when they “could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual.” Citing recent riots in Afghanistan following Newsweek’s publication of an article about alleged Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay, later retracted, the government says the official release of Abu Ghraib prison abuse photos could similarly incite violence against military personnel and civilians overseas.
I sympathize with the government here. The release of footage of young boys being sodomized while our soldiers make snarky comments is bound to put all Americans at increased risk. But maybe, just maybe, Americans will finally realize what has been done in our name.
