http://news.yahoo.com/s/thewee...13402_20110322115100
Not if military officials succeed with preemptive damage control: U.S. officials are determined to keep this scandal from creating an Abu Ghraib-like backlash, says Alissa Rubin in The New York Times. With Abu Ghraib, suspicions of a coverup fueled the anger; this time, the Army apologized immediately, calling the images "repugnant." And military commanders and diplomats are hoping that the fact that these soldiers are already being "brought to justice" will "mute public anger."
"Photos stoke tension over Afghan civilian deaths"
The real difference is the liberal media's reaction: The "mainstream media and liberal blogosphere" could not contain their "shock and revulsion" when the Abu Ghraib scandal broke in 2003, says Howard Portnoy at Hot Air. But George W. Bush was president then. If the response to these images is muted, it will be because, with Barack Obama in the White House, the liberal media are pretending the Stryker kill team's "trophy photos" don't exist. "What a difference a president makes."
"Obama's Abu Ghraib: The stuff hits the fan"
I've seen the 4 pictures published by the German newspaper who claim to have 4,000 more. Bad timing especially with fighting season starting in Afghanistan. It may be ignored at home but it won't be in the Arab world. I would wager very few of you have seen these pictures as a result of who is in office. I have further examples.
Have you noticed most on the left don't have a problem with Obama selling the lie of the no fly zone in Libya? Let me see the plan is to piss off a terrorist who bombed civilian airliners and then walk away?
Gitmo is still open and no one cares. We are still holding people without trial. Obama even extended the patriot act. Where is code pink? I'm beginning to think all these leftist groups basically just tools of the DNC. Have you ever heard anyone from NOW speak out against the treatment of women in the Muslin world? Have you see woman's group or gay groups questioning why the liberal groups are budding up with the Muslim Brotherhood? I contend that the only thing that matters to these people is political ideology. The liberal agenda has replaced whatever they once believed in.
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