May 27 2009
Obama and Detainee Photos
Alright. This is an old story, but it go me fuming for a couple of reasons.
First, leaning toward the libertarian side, and having gone to school (originally anyway) with the intention of becoming a journalist, I tend to believe in a totally free press, which has both the right and the ability to challenge and question our government. As long as the press gives the government an opportunity to explain the photos, there is no reason they should not be made public. Both the photos and the actions depicted were funded by the public’s money. The public has a right to see the pictures.
The second reason is somewhat more partisan. Quite frankly, this shocks me. The left has been complaining for eight years about some conservative conspiracy. They’ve complained that not only was the war in Iraq wrong, but the way that terror suspects have been handled was wrong. Their detention and alleged torture was unconstitutional, as was the blurry and secretive way in which it was conducted.
In fact, Obama promised to close Gitmo (we’ll save that for another post) and make these terror trials part of the established, fair and transparent justice system. Not only is he now backing down on that, he is trying to cover up evidence, exactly like the Dems screamed endlessly about Bush doing.
This is just another example of the Dems being hypocritical.
