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More bad news from Iraq about our treatment of prisoners.





Will they ever learn? BoingBoing.com has the full story here. These were found by amateur viewers using Google search. A Navy Seal's wife posted them on the picture sharing site, www.smugmug.com. Various news agencies were able to purchase the images for twenty-nine cents apiece, thus owning them outright now. If I'm reading the stories properly, they are still available, but are password protected now.

Which is more chilling, blood spatters on the fridge or a Nike-sponsored thumbs up? These are going to be seen world wide now. In terms of Promotion, what message is being broadcast to those that see these? How will this be framed?

While this story does illustrate the power of Search Engine Navigation skills, I am left disgusted.