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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:02 PM Original message |
Red Cross Says Abuse Photos Can't Be Shown |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. does the Geneva Convention ban the media from releasing the photos? |
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ZR2 (345 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The media is not exempt |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. so is CBS in violation of the Geneva Convention? |
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ZR2 (345 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I guess that is going to be for the war crimes tribunal to decide |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 02:34 PM Original message |
CBS did not take the photos and they were evidence of war crimes. |
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thecrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. So what are they going to do about it? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. That would be.... BushCO |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. I seriously doubt that CBS is a signatory |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Yes, |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. But, if the prisoners cannot be identified, how does that play? |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. So, we can't see pictures of the holocaust anymore? |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Good point |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Yes and no |
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Shadder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 02:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. Cool! |
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AmandaRuth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Boy, just where is Ken Starr when you need him.... eom |
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DifferentStrokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. Oh, too bad |
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Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. The 'detainees' dignity have to be 'respected'... |
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NutritionFacts (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
46. The reason |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 08:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
71. how does Saddam and his sons come in to play? |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 08:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
73. BUT,...the photos are NOT being utilized in the manner you suggest. |
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ignatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wait just a minute..what about the 24/7 pictures of Saddam and the |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. As usual... |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Good analogy! |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Credit Andy Griffith... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. True and they were rebuked by Geneva |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
53. CNN just showed the Saddam video a few minutes ago n/t |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
9. but but but |
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Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yeah...I remember the great debate we had around here... |
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thecrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. That was in relation to the Gitmo prisoners n/t |
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Shadder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 02:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. True, but.... |
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parasim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Thanks for the article |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. I realize it's a difficult balance... |
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parasim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. I absolutely agree |
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mulethree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. so only the detainee's can elect to make the pictures public |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 08:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
75. If I were a detainee, I know what I would do: demand it all be shown! n/t |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. Then block out their faces and penises before showing them. (nt) |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. Do we not have the technology |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. Why is this Holocaust any different from the first one? |
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Aussie_Hillbilly (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Grotesque exaggeration. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. So far there are no mass graves |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Well, with secret prisons around the world, how would we know? |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 07:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
69. The Red Cross has not released all the horrific information they have |
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Aidoneus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 08:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
74. This would beg for an explanation, then |
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tandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
21. How convenient for them. They'd use any excuse to withhold |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. That's like saying you can't show Auschwitz pics to shut Nazis up. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. Fucking idiot. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
35. "Public Curiosity" |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:57 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Welcome to the nightmare that Red Cross |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. ## Support Democratic Underground! ## |
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pacifictiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
38. I agree with them on this. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Please. Secrecy is what breeds corruption and feeds a dictatorship. |
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pacifictiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:04 PM Response to Reply #42 |
59. at what point though does exposing an awful truth |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:48 PM Response to Reply #59 |
67. Read some John Stuart Mill. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
43. My God! NOW they invoke The Geneva Bloody Convention?????? |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:24 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I think the cat is out of the proverbial bag |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Yep, you're right |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
44. Pictures like these ended Vietnam. I'm sure the victims in the photos |
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NutritionFacts (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. I think consent should be gained |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:35 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. they can blur out their faces. problem solved. |
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NutritionFacts (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:02 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Really? |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. I think if that family thought it was going to change US policy in Iraq, |
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NutritionFacts (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:34 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. You obviously |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:36 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Then blur out the birth marks too. |
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NutritionFacts (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:44 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Pathetic |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:46 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. The legitimate reason: so that we know what we're fighting for in Iraq. |
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NutritionFacts (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:51 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. What are you talking about? |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 08:01 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. How is opening America's eyes to what this is all about risking |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 08:16 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Furthermore, I'm losing track of your objections |
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Gopens (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:33 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. The Geneva Convention might prohibit distribution of the photos ...... |
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NutritionFacts (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. A treaty |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. But the treaty probably says that governments can't disseminate photos... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:53 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. You got the gist of this |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 04:58 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. The humorous thing is noticing WHEN our gov't decides to honor Geneva |
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NutritionFacts (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 05:54 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. This would be too big of a loop hole |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:15 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. What I said is actually the case, if you look at the article. |
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DoNotRefill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
64. The IRC is just pimping for Tom Delay... |
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