Federal judge suggests he will approve release of 2,000 photos showing Abu Ghraib abuses

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/27/federal-judge-suggests-he-will-approve-release-of-2000-photos-showing-abu-ghraib-abuses/




Federal judge suggests he will approve release of 2,000 photos showing Abu Ghraib abuses
By Reuters
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 23:23 EDT
By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge signaled on Wednesday he may order the U.S. government to release as many as 2,000 photographs depicting the alleged harsh treatment of detainees in U.S. custody at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other sites.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York ruled the U.S. Department of Defense had failed to show why releasing the photographs would endanger the lives of American soldiers and workers abroad.

He also said former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta apparently had not considered each individual photograph before determining in late 2012 that all of them should remain secret.

Hellerstein said he would let the government submit additional evidence justifying its finding before ordering the photographs released. He scheduled a hearing for Sept. 8 on the issue.

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1. Let's hope this happens. Torture is torture no matter which sides patriots do it.