Senators Try to Block Release of New Detainee Abuse Photos »
Posted By Scarletlilac 6 months, 3 weeks ago in NewsTwo U.S. Senators have called on President Obama to block the release of new detainee abuse photos at the end of the month saying in a letter sent to the White House last week that "no public good" will come from releasing the photos. "We urge you in the strongest possible terms to fight the release of these old pictures," the senators wrote.
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Klarissa6 months, 3 weeks ago
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The $328,835 snapshots of an Air Force One backup plane buzzing lower Manhattan last week will not be shown to the public, the White House said yesterday.
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"We have no plans to release them," an aide to President Obama told The Post, refusing to comment further.
The sole purpose of the secret photo-op, which sent thousands of New Yorkers running for cover, was to take new publicity shots of the presidential jet over the city.
"The photos . . . are classified -- that's ridiculous," Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., said.
The photos have not technically been "classified," a White House aide said, but they are being kept from public view.
New Yorkers said they could not understand how a president who shares intimate snapshots from the White House could justify keeping these secret.
"So we're not gonna see the fruits of this cruel joke?" said Frank Antonelli, 39, one of the Wall Street traders spooked by last week's flyover.
"I'm not surprised. Obama . . . wouldn't further all the bad publicity by putting out those pictures."
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flyonthewallzz6 months, 3 weeks ago
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/08/air-fo...
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It is a good image. But.... by any measure, it was not worth the price.-
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flyonthewallzz6 months, 3 weeks ago
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Umm.
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If anybody had checked my link..you can see the Air Force One picture.
It is not being kept from public view any longer.
I was trying to be subtle.
I saw the picture on the cover of a local paper a few days ago.
Photo caption:
"The jet that serves as Air Force One flies over the Statue of Liberty in New York on 27 April. Photograph: The White House"
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Klarissa6 months, 3 weeks ago
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The subject of this submission was photos from military prisons.
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Obama's pictures might "embarrass him", but the release of the prison pictures might inflame our enemies.
I posted the information above about the air force one plane because I think that the Obama administration has an ethics problem. -
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k9kssr6 months, 3 weeks ago
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It does seem rather ludicrous to release the detainee pictures, but not the Air Farce One pics. Maybe they were torturing "enemy combatants" inside the plane while they buzzed the New York skyline and terrorized everyone....you know, kinda like a twofer.
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Wolfie20076 months, 3 weeks ago
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Release of these photo will cost the lives of some of our service men and women. It happened when the prison photos in Iraq were released and it will happen again. Any deaths occurring either military or civilian can be laid at Obama's door.
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nostalgia6 months, 3 weeks ago
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Did you listen to the Gibbs press briefing today?
Just last month the Justice Dept legal team said nothing more could be done the the photos would have to be released
Today Gibbs said: The President asked the legal team to make a "new argument" (national security) and appeal the case
Appellate courts CAN'T consider new arguments that were not made in the lower court!
This looks like political cover for the administration so Obama can say "we tried to keep the photos from being released"
If they are going to use a "new argument" they have to go back to a lower court and start all over
We need to keep a close eye on this one
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