Thursday, December 30, 2004
If Ever There Were A Case For Tort Reform...
This is it: Navy SEALs Sue AP Over Iraq Prison Photos. Now if you have been reading the news, as of late, you will know that the wife of one of the Navy SEALS, posted these photos on a publicly accessible photo site. Strewn among family pictures, were shots of alleged torture. Who were they going to show these to? "Oh, look grandma, how cute those little Iraqis are. Damn, Slim, that's downright hilarious." What the fuck did they think that they were doing? Now they say that they were meant for intelligence purposes. What a bunch of dumbshits. I am a little curious as to who directed the reporters to the site. That person deserves a reward for uncovering this debacle. Our forces were once the best and the brightest, but now I believe that we are scraping the bottom of the barrel to keep our country safe. I guess the best and the brightest have seen the light that we are just another imperialist nation that is run by the corporate elite and see the troops as dispensable pawns in the game of world domination. Tis a pity that 51% of the country does not see that George W. Bush and his gang of supply side lackies are ruining what was once the world's leading light for democracy. Thanks a lot.
From the Associated Press via Yahoo:
"The lawsuit, filed in San Diego County Superior Court, states that Hettena took the photos from a Navy wife's "personal digital photo album without notice or permission." It says that the woman, identified only as "Jane Doe," believed the nearly 1,800 photos she posted on the Internet site were protected from access by unauthorized users and required a password to view."
"The initial AP story, transmitted Dec. 3, noted that the photos were found on the commercial photo-sharing Web site Smugmug.com using the search engine Google, and were not password-protected until after the reporter purchased copies online and began inquiries."
"The story said the photos appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees and also what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head. It noted that the Navy had launched a formal investigation into the photographs after being shown them by an AP reporter, adding that the photos did not necessarily depict any illegal activities." (My emphasis added.)
From the Associated Press via Yahoo:
"The lawsuit, filed in San Diego County Superior Court, states that Hettena took the photos from a Navy wife's "personal digital photo album without notice or permission." It says that the woman, identified only as "Jane Doe," believed the nearly 1,800 photos she posted on the Internet site were protected from access by unauthorized users and required a password to view."
"The initial AP story, transmitted Dec. 3, noted that the photos were found on the commercial photo-sharing Web site Smugmug.com using the search engine Google, and were not password-protected until after the reporter purchased copies online and began inquiries."
"The story said the photos appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees and also what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head. It noted that the Navy had launched a formal investigation into the photographs after being shown them by an AP reporter, adding that the photos did not necessarily depict any illegal activities." (My emphasis added.)
