Abuse Photos

Obama Admin Asks Supreme Court To Block Detainee Photos

Politico | Josh Gerstein | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics


The Obama Administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the public release of detainee abuse photos that were the subject of a high-profile reve...

Taguba Denies Telegraph 'Rape Photos' Story, White House Urges Coverage

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics


White House reporters received an unusual email on Saturday, with a subject line stating, "Important Please Read: From White House Press Secretary Rob...

Busted, Pentagon: Why The Photos Probably Do Show Detainees Sodomized and Raped

Naomi Wolf | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Naomi Wolf

Is systemic sex crime practiced by the US in a consequence of the lawlessness of "the war on terror" surprising to those of us who work on issues of sexual abuse and war? It is totally predictable.

Obama Administration Cites Secret Statements By Petraeus In Asking Judge To Block Abuse Photos

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to halt the release of disturbing images of detainee abuse, saying ...

Abuse Photos Include Images Of Rape And Sexual Assault: Report

Posted 06.27.2009 | World


The Pentagon on Thursday denied the Daily Telegraph report that photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse, whose release U.S. President Obama wants to block...

A War on Terror by Any Other Name

John Cusack | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


John Cusack

What is most disturbing about the refusal to release the abuse photos is the broader pattern into which it fits -- a pattern of decisions that effectively preserve the framework of Bush's War on Terror.