Abuse Photos Ordered Released

U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein who is hearing the ACLU case against the Pentagon for the release of the Abu Gharib abuse photos and videos has sided with the ACLU. Hellerstein found in a 50 page decision that “the command structure that failed to exercise discipline over the troops, and the persons in that command structure whose failures in exercising supervision may make them culpable along with the soldiers who were court-martialed for perpetrating the wrongs.” Congratulations to a brave judge who stood up to the Government and ordered this release. Not only should the military personnel involved be punished, but even more importantly, the people in charge, including not only military but civilian officials. If it leads to the top and implicates Rumsfeld turning a blind eye to the conduct, or worse, encouraging it then so be it. The tacit approval or encouragement by Pentagon officials needs to be investigated completely. I am of the opinion that they did indeed encourage this conduct. Why else would the Administration and the Pentagon fight so hard to keep these under wraps? Why else would the current AG say torture is legal? Why else would they refuse to treat these prisoners in accordance with the Geneva Convention? These sick bastards in the Bush Crime Cabal will stop at nothing and I would expect them to appeal this decision all the way to the Supreme Court where of course by the time they get there will have a locked in Right-wing Conservative majority. If what Lindsey Graham said in the Senate Hearing is true that 'The American public needs to understand we're talking about rape and murder here. We're not just talking about giving people a humiliating experience. 'We're talking about rape and murder -- and some very serious charges." then the entire bunch need to be impeached. We even have Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba saying in his report on the prison conditions that the photos showed videotapes and photographs show naked detainees, and that groups of men were forced to masturbate while being photographed and videotaped and also included a male MP guard having sex with a female detainee. How much clearer can it get that this didn't involve just a small group of rogue members of the military. This is serious, sick and sadistic and heads should roll.