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Obama U-turn on abuse photos

BBC ^ | 16:46 GMT, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | staff

Posted on by gandalftb

US President Barack Obama has changed his mind and will now attempt to block the publication of photographs showing the abuse of prisoners by US soldiers.

The US government had previously said it would not fight a court ruling ordering the release of the pictures.

Mr Obama now believes the release of the photos would make the job of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan more difficult, White House officials said.

The pictures were due to be released by 28 May, according to the court ruling.



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Sanity reigns.



To: gandalftb

Maybe they are relatives of his and it pains him to see them as “terrorists”?



by 2 posted onby nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)

To: gandalftb

One small isolated incident of sanity.



To: gandalftb

Some of the damage has been done, all in his plan to trash America, its military, our missions in two theaters, and the Bush Administration, ie, all patriots.



To: gandalftb

Just like John Effin Kerry, he was for it before he was against it.



by 5 posted onby ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)

To: gandalftb

0be proves, once again, that he is an idiot.



by 6 posted onby Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)

To: gandalftb

Ha! The Liberals are going to go nuts!



To: gandalftb

Yeah - now that Pelosi and the Democrats have been documented as being briefed about the “torture”, it would be a little embarrassing at their own trial for war crimes.



To: gandalftb

No, this means the photos will be “leaked” instead of turned over.



by 9 posted onby Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)

To: gandalftb

"Sanity reigns." Self preservation more likely. Obviously something in the photos will reverberate badly against hisself.



To: gandalftb

There is a little crack of light splitting the darkness at the heart of destruction of America? Why, why the U-Turn? What changed?



by 11 posted onby EBH (May God Save the Republic!)

To: Paladin2

As someone said on another thread, it could be the photos will be leaked and Obama gets the best of both worlds. It's BO's MO.



To: ArrogantBustard

Don’t kid yourself, he’s still for it, this is

only being done on the advise of his political

advisors who see that the release of these photos

will rebound directly on obama himself, other than

that he could care less.



by 13 posted onby tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)

To: gandalftb

I still haven’t figured out if he is smart to the point that it’s all just politics and he’s playing both sides, or if he is just plain dumb and stupid. President Flip-Flop.



To: gandalftb

Obama handlers told him to backoff.



by 15 posted onby bmwcyle (American voters can fix this world if they would just wake up.)

To: ArrogantBustard

Like John Kerry, he’s for releasing the documents but only if his critics cannot see them.



To: Deb

No, this means the photos will be leaked instead of turned over. Bingo.



by 17 posted onby kidd (Obama: The triumph of hope over evidence)

To: tet68

yup



To: tet68

>Dont kid yourself, hes still for it, this is

only being done on the advise of his political

advisors who see that the release of these photos

will rebound directly on obama himself, other than

that he could care less.< Perhaps someone hinted darkly about a certain birth certificate?



by 19 posted onby Califreak ("Could Zero be the Walkin' Dude?")

To: skeeter

Well the Abu Ghraib photos were leaked by one of the participants who was already under criminal investigation. When he was unable to secure a plea bargain, the photos were leaked. That is blackmail and he should’ve been prosecuted for it along with his Uncle who was negotiating the deal.



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