New report appears to directly contradict White House denial on abuse photos

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story


New report appears to directly contradict White House denial on abuse photos


By John Byrne

Published: May 29, 2009


A new report appears to directly contradict denials by the White House and the Pentagon that abuse photographs the Obama administration has withheld are worse than previously known.

In a posting Friday, an American reporter says he’s confirmed allegations printed in British newspapers that unreleased photographs of US servicemembers abusing prisoners include graphic images of rape, sexually explicit acts, sodomy and forced masturbation.

Probably most notable is an alleged photograph showing a man in a US military uniform receiving oral sex from a female prisoner.

The detailed descriptions of the photographs may provide new insight into what’s actually included among the images the administration has said it won’t release in response to a civil liberties group’s lawsuit.

Scott Horton, a journalist for Harper’s Magazine who also writes for The Daily Beast, wrote that the photographs “depict sexually explicit acts, including a uniformed soldier receiving oral sex from a female prisoner, a government contractor engaged in an act of sodomy with a male prisoner and scenes of forced masturbation, forced exhibition and penetration involving phosphorous sticks and brooms.”

Read more: http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/29/report-contradicts-white-house-photos/

[FiveGoodMen]

1. We need the truth

[byronius]

2. Nothing could be worse than what the human imagination is making them into.

Just the facts, I think, would be better than all the lurid speculation.

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. Deny, deny, deny - it's part of the USA's military rules

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When denial don't work

fog it with false information

USA's military does NOT have the respect of the World

they got FEAR

that's all they got

ask any of the previous empirical nations how that worked for them . .

maybe read a book or two . .

[Zodiak]

4. Just release the photos

And all of this attempt at politicizing them will stop. I knew this would happen...it ALWAYS happens when there is a blatant attempt to cover up. And the Pentagon ALWAYS attempts to cover up.

I bet they lied to Obama to get him to go along with the cover up. Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

[bvar22]

5. The longer this administration "hides evidence" and...

...delays appointing a REAL Independent Prosecutor, the more it looks like they are protecting War Criminals and Torturers.

[Contrary1]

6. Here is a link to 2 of the pics allegedly being held back:

*** WARNING *** These are sexually explicit. Don't want to see it, don't click.

http://www.atlargely.com/atlargely/2009/05/photos-obama-wont-release-include-images-of-rape.html

[BuyingThyme]

7. Change.

[tavalon]

8. Oh, my gosh, the WH lied to us!

Different day, same ol', same ol' and no, I'm not saying Obama is like Bush. All WH administrations from the dawn of our Republic have chosen to lie to us, sometimes for good reasons and sometimes not so good. I didn't buy the official line on this one anyway. They do lie with more finesse in this administration. The last one just seemed to be phoning it in by the end. They didn't even try to make the crap believable.