From L.A. Times Blog:
First, President Obama reversed course, deciding to fight court release of 44 controversial photos allegedly showing abuse of terror suspects held in U.S. facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As the Ticket and others reported, Obama said yesterday:
Publication of these photos would not add any additional benefit to our understanding of what was carried out in the past by a small number of individuals. In fact, the most direct consequence of releasing them, I believe, would be to further inflame anti-American opinion and to put our troops in greater danger.
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