Judge: US Must Release Abu Ghraib Photograph

A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday the government must release photographs showing how detainees were treated at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other sites. Judge Alvin Hellerstein's ruling takes effect in two months, giving the government time to decide if it will appeal the decision. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in 2004 seeking the release of the pictures. The ACLU has said the photographs are "manifestly important to an ongoing national debate about...

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