Friday, May 20, 2005

You've got to be kidding me....

The Sun in London shows pictures of Saddam in his underwear. The US condemns this, saying:


LONDON (AP) - The U.S. military on Friday condemned a British newspaper's decision to print photographs of a captive Saddam Hussein, including one showing him in his underwear.

A front-page picture in the tabloid Sun showed the former Iraqi dictator, clad only in white briefs, folding a pair of trousers. Another on an inside page showed Saddam hand-washing a piece of clothing.

The Sun said it obtained the photos from "U.S. military sources."

A statement by the U.S. military in Baghdad said the photos violated military guidelines "and possibly Geneva Convention guidelines for the humane treatment of detained individuals."

It said the source of the photos was unknown, but they were believed to have been taken more than a year ago. Saddam was captured in December 2003 and remains in custody. He is charged with war crimes, but no date has been set for his trial.

The military said it was "aggressively" investigating to determine who took the pictures.

"We take seriously our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of all detainees," the statement said.

So what does Drudge do? Puts the picture on his front page. Sheesh...now will they go after him too because he's doing the same exact thing the Sun did?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Baby -
As outrageous as this might sound... I agree with you - posting such a photo is not only demeaning but tasteless. Now the conservative in me would say - "Geez it's only a photo of a man in his tighties" - this would fail in comparison to the many photos of those dead by either his hands or from those of his "boys" - but nonetheless there are those moments that I do agree with you - but that's only a few. :)

Anonymous said...

And there's the Sun's assertion that the US Military leaked them the photo. Great. Just Great.

It seems that humiliation may be the US's most used weapon in Iraq.

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