Graham and Lieberman Call on Obama to Halt Release of Detainee Photos: Weekly Standard
John McCormack at Weekly Standard:
John Kerry has said that the release of photos, demanded by the ACLU, that show alleged abuse of detainees will be used as a “propaganda tool” by terrorists, but the Obama administration is “not releasing [the photos] because they want to, but because there was a FOIA request and a judge is ordering them released”.
While the photos would certainly be used as terrorist propaganda, the notion that Obama is being forced to release these photos isn’t quite accurate. In a letter to President Obama, Senators Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman write: “We urge you in the strongest possible terms to fight the release of these old pictures of detainees in the war on terror, including appealing the decision of the Second Circuit in the ACLU lawsuit to the Supreme Court and pursuing all legal options to prevent the public disclosure of these pictures.”
In addition to appealing the case to the Supreme Court, Obama can stop the release of other photos by reversing a Department of Defense decision.
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Tags: ACLU, Department of Defense, Detainee Photos
