US Senators Joe Lieberman (L) and Lindsey Graham hold a press conference in May 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The two US senators threatened Monday to block funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan unless Congress approves a measure that would keep from public view dozens of photos of alleged detainee abuse. (AFP/File/Tim Sloan)Photo Finish For Imperiled War Funding -- Politico
House-Senate negotiators reached agreement late Thursday on a $105.9 billion wartime spending bill after last-minute assurances from President Barack Obama that he will use all his powers to prevent the disclosure of controversial photographs depicting the treatment of detainees held by the U.S. military.
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel rushed to the Capitol in the evening to personally deliver this message after the talks began to unravel. The president participated via the speaker on Emanuel's cell phone, as senators gathered around in the first floor offices of the Senate Appropriations Committee. And Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) later read aloud a letter from Obama pledging to use every "legal and administrative remedy" available to prevent the disclosure of the pictures.
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My Comment: This ongoing mess makes on wonder who is implementing war strategy. The President, Congress, the commanders in the field, or the ACLU. From where I am standing, it appears that the ACLU has more influence than commanders in the field.