Lieberman, Graham Will Offer Amendment on Prisoner Photos

[slipslidingaway]

http://www.rollcall.com/news/34878-1.html

"Sens. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) applauded President Barack Obama’s decision Wednesday to withhold the release of controversial photos of military personnel mistreating detainees, and announced they would introduce an amendment next week to prevent such photos from being shown to the public during war time.

Lieberman and Graham said they are working on an amendment to the war supplemental bill, which the Senate will consider next week, that would ban the release of any photos until after military conflict is over.

...The move won support from Republicans.

“I agree with the President that the release of these photos would serve no purpose other than to put our troops in greater danger,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement. “The President made the right decision and I applaud him for it.”

[Muttocracy]

1. If they like Obama's decision, leave it up to the Commander in Chief

And can we kick Lieberman off his chairmanship NOW?!

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. The news just makes me feel sicker by the hour...WHO won the election?

[Individualist]

5. DLC

[scentopine]

8. the more things change, the more they stay the same

There are very few real democrats. Just conservatives and more conservatives. And as we continue to allow the media and corporations to demonize democrats, our country continues to suffer.

[villager]

11. evidently, not "we, the people..."

n/t

[spanone]

3. military conflict is NEVER OVER....fuck lieberman and graham..

[bobthedrummer]

7. There IT is eom

[Solly Mack]

4. snarl

[Marr]

6. I'm sorry- Congress declared war?

Must've missed that.

We are not at war. We are occupying two nations-- there's a difference. I wish Lieberman could at least base his sniveling attempts at protecting his fellow criminals on some kind of reality.

[stillcool]

9. My Senators won't be voting for it...

but I know the ones who will.

[madrchsod]

10. the last time something like this was done was world war two

then in 1944, life magazine`s cover showed a picture of a dead marine buried in the sand....

http://www.ralphmag.org/briefsZG.html


and of course george bush`s refusal to show our soldiers coming back in flag draped coffins....

[slipslidingaway]

14. Thanks for the link nt

[ProgressIn2008]

12. Clearly, the brilliant secret plan is working. nt

[Eric J in MN]

13. Any photos of torture? Any photos of anything? NT

NT

[Mari333]

15. how much more are we willing to stand by and take?

This is not what I voted for.
8 yrs of lies and coverups and deceit, and now more.