Message to the White House

People in this country should be outraged over this! Let's make our voices heard !!!!
There is NO reason, national security included, to NOT release this visual evidence, which PROVES that these were NOT isolated incidents going on in Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo. These photo's will surface one way or the other, and Obama's decision to withhold this information is nothing short of an OBSTRUCTION of justice in order to protect people in the highest places in the land. A line needs to be drawn here, and THIS is it. The decision to HIDE the evidence makes this administration + those who support it , complicit in war crimes. It is against both US law and international law. End of story. Make your voices heard!!!!

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[Elaina43]

YEP!! The bigger backlash now includes Citizen Outrage over not only the reprehensible behavior of some U.S. Military Personnel but, as you say Ella, the soft-line taken by the Obama Administration. He should be on TV - talking about the abuse: its causes, his and our reactions to it, the aftermath of such behavior, the future dictates of appropriate behavior, and what punishments or discipline will meet those who engaged in this abuse vs. what will happen to any who repeat it.

[55ella2007k]

Elaina43: thanks for your comment, but as you say, he NOT doing this. Massive grass roots pressure is needed, it is the only POSITIVE way forward. If Obama fails to fulfill his most 'convincing' campaign promises, there will be either be a huge reactionary backlash from the right-wing loonies, or total apathy for generations to come. And this IS the definition of a Banana Republic, for a better lack of words.

[Z200a]

Ask yourself this, Ella.

Suppose you were president, and you found yourself in a position to try to do some good in the world.

But suppose that if you released the memos, it would lead directly to riots and murder, including the murder of American diplomats in our foreign embassies and our troops overseas.

And suppose those deaths would be politically damaging and cost you re-election.

Would releasing them really be worth it if it destroyed your political power?

Obviously not.

[55ella2007k]

Z200a: If I were president, I would try to uphold my oath under the US Constitution, to obey the law + not meddle with the separation of powers between the judiciary, legislative + executive as stated therein.Riots, murder + the targeting of US diplomats would in fact be a direct + indirect result of our entire US foreign policy. The backlash against our troops will be far GREATER, if you HIDE the evidence. This is beyond 'elections' at this point, it boils down to basic human decency.

[skybirdbird]

You go girl...let's hold the banksters accountable also....after all...it is their war!!!

[StarrJaded]

YES its ludicrous! I seen Obama live today stating it may cause harm to release the photo's...

pissed me off something fierce!

*bows to Miss Ella*

[JakeBlakeProject]

I want to see outrage and backlash over the Obamagate Cover-up! Forgery, SS fraud, obstructing justice, contempt of court, election fraud and bribery are part of the laundry list of illegal or impeachable acts of this regime. In Watergate, the cover-up was the worst part of the deal, so there's something wrong with the political picture in Club USA. We now have a dictator!

[55ella2007k]

truindep: no, I understand what you are trying to say, and your argument is valid. But in the age of 24-hour news cycles, IMAGES have impact, because most people will simply NOT read the actual testimony or even the memos ALREADY published. In my own circle of acquaintances, I know only 3 people who have actually READ those memos. It takes TIME to read them. Over an hour or more. Thanks so much for your comments, I really appreciate it !

[truindep]

i don't disagree with you. i was merely pointing out that by keeping our focus on this(these photos & obama), we are missing out on the bigger picture, namely, the spoken testimony regarding even worse abuses of power (which, of course, is very likely continuing at this very moment). whilst we need to be angry over this hypocrisy, we need to think about what they are trying to keep us from focusing on. 500 characters isn't much to work with, so i apologize if i was not clear before.

[55ella2007k]

Z200a: I disagree. They are not mutually exclusive and very much inter-dependent. And here is why: as long as these photos are being suppressed, then the public outcry for prosecution will simply die off. The Bush administration suppressed photos of coffins of the war dead for the EXACT same reason: namely, negative publicity. Eventually, ALL these photos will be released one way or the other, and it will paint Obama as a complete hypocrite in the terms of he says versus what he does.

[55ella2007k]

truindep: it's not so much that these new photos are even more horrific than the previous ones, because these were already horrific enough! The much larger issue is this: the locations where these photo's were taken, namely NOT at Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo, but elsewhere, and thus providing visual evidence that these were NOT isolated incidents but SYSTEMATIC impunity approved at the highest levels + continuing to THIS VERY DAY, by clandestine programs. The hypocrisy here is ENORMOUS....

[kjack5]

It is more a 'blow to democracy'-than a blow to 'liberal democrats' !

[MournelitheCalix]

My comment is that your dead on. This is begining to become a really familiar pattern.  Obama seems to be trying to take back fundamental tennants that got him elected. This secrecy is the first part, Ella you need to check out what was on Crooks and Liars today. Apparantly Obama is now reconsidering the release of the Guantanamo Bay prisonsers and is considering holding them indefinitely. People need to pass the word now. End this insanity and do what we elected you to do Obama.

[Peridolin]

I call that sarcasm.