144 June 3, 2005 and before the 11th hour delay tactic
"In his ruling Wednesday, US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein gave the military until June 30 to prepare the
144 pictures and four videotapes by hiding or obscuring the faces of the detainees. The images were obtained by an Army soldier who helped uncover the abuse scandal"
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/06/04/more_abu_ghraib_images_ordered/"Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the
144 pictures and videos can be turned over in redacted form to protect the victims' identities. He gave the Army one month to release them. "
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-06-02-detainee-records_x.htmhttp://www.suntimes.com/output/iraq/cst-nws-abu03.html87 images July 22, 2005 and after the 11th hour delay tactic
NEW YORK So what is shown on the
87 photographs and four videos from Abu Ghraib prison that the Pentagon, in an eleventh hour move, blocked from release this weekend?
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000990590"But the material that the judge ordered released -- the ACLU says there are
87 photographs and four videos -- would be the first images released in the suit. The judge said they would be the "best evidence" in the debate about the treatment of Abu Ghraib prisoners."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/07/23/MNGC6DSK7Q1.DTLSo which is it? 144 images and 4 videos OR 87 images and 4 videos?
If you notice the last quote, the ACLU says the 87 images and 4 videos would be the first released in the suit..meaning there are more images not being released (yet). So the remainder will be released when?
I'm not saying the problem lies with the ACLU...I'm just saying we need to watch this because there is a BIG difference between 87 and 144..and the government might try and get away with releasing just some of the evidence instead of all (and claim they released all)....IF they release any period, that is...and that's a really BIG IF so far...but still...
I don't want the number 87 to stick in peoples mind when 144 was the original number of pictures to be released.