Blocking the Release of Darby CD Photos and Video Of Abu Ghraib Torture
In June, the government requested and received an extension from the judge stating that they needed time in order to redact the faces of the men, women and children believed to be shown in the photographs and videos. They were given until today to produce the images, but at the eleventh hour filed a motion to oppose the release of the photos and videos, based on an entirely new argument: they are now requesting a 7(F) exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act to withhold law enforcement-related information in order to protect the physical safety of individuals. Today’s move is the latest in a series of attempts by the government to keep the images from being made public and to cover up the torture of detainees in U.S. custody around the world.
Joseph Darby was the U.S reservist who turned over the photos and videos to U.S. Army officials and touched off the Abu Ghraib scandal in April 2004.
Expectations are that the FOIA request will release more than 100 photos and 4 videos...
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~It's unfortunate that the Bush Administration wasn't able to exercise the same concerns when creating the interrogation guidelines that lead to the abuse in the first place.
Children!?