The US president has ordered to stop the release of compromising photos depicting the abuse of prisoners in US detention after initially agreeing to their publication.The Defense Department was set to release hundreds of torture photographs Afghanistan and Iraq by May 28.
President Barack Obama, however, on Wednesday reversed the decision.
According to a senior US official, President Obama now 'strongly' opposes the publicizing of the photos, saying the move would inflame "the theaters of war", jeopardize US forces, and make the life of troops based in Iraq and Afghanistan "more difficult."
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I applaud the president on this move.
ReplyDeleteWhat good would release of the photos do to anybody? The troops would be punished and our reputation would take a serious hit. These photos would be degrading to the people of the Middle East where most of these prisoners hailed from. It would have been a lose-lose situation.
This is one of the first moves where I support the president 100%.
Ryan
America has a reputation alright worst population in the world entertainment driven.
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