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The "Classified" Pictures of Iraqis Being Tortured To Death
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AbelM...@webtv.net
May 17, 2004, 5:32:56 AM5/17/04
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Our Congressmen and Senators were recently shown hundreds of
"classified" pictures of Iraqis being subject to abuse and torture in
Bush's Gulags.
Members of Congress expressed disgust and shock after they were allowed
to privately view the pictures of so many Iraqis being tortured inside
Bush's gulags. House and Senate members said that some of the pictures
they saw were of dead & disfigured/mutilated Iraqis, apparently tortured
to death, with U.S. soldiers smiling or flashing a thumb-up nearby.
Those of us who have expressed opposition to this war have been accused
of being "unpatriotic" by Republicans. Is it also unpatriotic to speak
out against the war crimes that these Republicans commit?
Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, went to the Senate floor to caution colleagues to choose
their words carefully when they talked about the pictures. Sounds to me
that the Republicans are not only suppressing those horrible pictures
from the public, but they are also trying to suppress the reactions of
our elected representative.
Despite that, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), described the pictures he saw as
being: "hard on the stomach lining."
Some Congressmen said that the graphic images were far worse than
anything they had expected, and some Congressmen actually left the room
in mid viewing, because they could not stand seeing it any more.
"I saw things that made me sick," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose).
Members of Congress saw pictures of corpses, including a man whose face
was "virtually gone," as Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) described it.
In one photo, an unidentified young woman in a U.S. military uniform was
crouched down "almost head to head" with a corpse and was "smiling".
Another photo showed a U.S. soldier flashing a thumbs-up next to a body
bag.
Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-N.Y.) said that after watching the photo
presentation for 40 minutes, "no one can convince me, knowing the
situation as I do, that this is all about seven reservists from
Maryland," "It's about more than that."
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) said he feared that withholding the photos
from the public would cause greater speculation and thoughts of
conspiracy.
"I believe the pictures should be released for the sake of openness and
transparency," Johnson said. "The pictures are graphic and horrendous
but do not plow new ground."
"classified" pictures of Iraqis being subject to abuse and torture in
Bush's Gulags.
Members of Congress expressed disgust and shock after they were allowed
to privately view the pictures of so many Iraqis being tortured inside
Bush's gulags. House and Senate members said that some of the pictures
they saw were of dead & disfigured/mutilated Iraqis, apparently tortured
to death, with U.S. soldiers smiling or flashing a thumb-up nearby.
Those of us who have expressed opposition to this war have been accused
of being "unpatriotic" by Republicans. Is it also unpatriotic to speak
out against the war crimes that these Republicans commit?
Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, went to the Senate floor to caution colleagues to choose
their words carefully when they talked about the pictures. Sounds to me
that the Republicans are not only suppressing those horrible pictures
from the public, but they are also trying to suppress the reactions of
our elected representative.
Despite that, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), described the pictures he saw as
being: "hard on the stomach lining."
Some Congressmen said that the graphic images were far worse than
anything they had expected, and some Congressmen actually left the room
in mid viewing, because they could not stand seeing it any more.
"I saw things that made me sick," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose).
Members of Congress saw pictures of corpses, including a man whose face
was "virtually gone," as Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) described it.
In one photo, an unidentified young woman in a U.S. military uniform was
crouched down "almost head to head" with a corpse and was "smiling".
Another photo showed a U.S. soldier flashing a thumbs-up next to a body
bag.
Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-N.Y.) said that after watching the photo
presentation for 40 minutes, "no one can convince me, knowing the
situation as I do, that this is all about seven reservists from
Maryland," "It's about more than that."
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) said he feared that withholding the photos
from the public would cause greater speculation and thoughts of
conspiracy.
"I believe the pictures should be released for the sake of openness and
transparency," Johnson said. "The pictures are graphic and horrendous
but do not plow new ground."
Abel Malcolm
Send Bush to Iraq - Bring our troops home
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Educate yourself & go to these links:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6164.htm &
www.moveon.org & www.salon.com & www.buzzflash.com &
www.democracynow.org & www.democrats.org & www.bushwatch.com &
www.americanprogress.org & www.democrats.com
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