A detainee from Afghanistan with guards at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Photo from The Independent
From The Washington Times:
Sees release as 'devastating'.
The nation's top military official says U.S. troops would be endangered if photos showing poor treatment of terrorism suspects were made public, but House Democrats are making that release more likely.
House Democrats are blocking a bill, which even has the support of President Obama, that would give the government the power to stop the photos from being released.
Language prohibiting the release of the photos has passed the Senate three times since May in unanimous voice votes but has been stripped out when the House and Senate have hammered out compromise legislation.
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My Comment: This is Washington politics at its worse.