Obama Turns Pussy on Torture Photos
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s daughter Amrit Singh, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union in New York City, has played a key role in the ACLU’s victory in forcing the U.S. Defense Department to release photos of American military men torturing prisoners.
The U.S. Defense Department told a federal court today that that it would release by May 28 a “substantial number” of photos depicting the abuse of prisoners by U.S. personnel.
The torture photos are from prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan at locations other than Abu Ghraib.
The ACLU had filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in 2004 against the government seeking release of the photos. The Bush administration had steadfastly refused to release the torture photos on specious grounds.
Amrit Singh
(Image Courtesy: ACLU)
Following the ACLU’s hard fought victory, Amrit Singh said:
These photographs provide visual proof that prisoner abuse by U.S. personnel was not aberrational but widespread, reaching far beyond the walls of Abu Ghraib. Their disclosure is critical for helping the public understand the scope and scale of prisoner abuse as well as for holding senior officials accountable for authorizing or permitting such abuse.
A tough cookie who has campaigned hard against the abuse of prisoners by American personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, Amrit Singh has also co-authored a book on the brutal torture of prisoners by American soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.
In the fine book (Administration of Torture) published about 18 months back, Amrit Singh and her co-author Jameel Jaffer plunge the dagger deep into the rotting carcass of the Bush administration, twist the knife around and expose the maggot of lies and evasions surrounding the brutal torture of prisoners by American soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.
Amrit Singh and her co-author Jameel Jaffer argue in the book that the well publicized abuse at Abhu Ghraib was not an aberration but widespread:
[T]he abuse and torture of prisoners was not limited to Abu Ghraib but was pervasive in U.S. detention facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay, and that the maltreatment of prisoners resulted in large part from decisions made by senior civilian and military officials. [P.2]
[T]he abuse captured in the Abu Ghraib photographs was far from isolated. The same kind of abuse, and indeed much worse, was inflicted on prisoners at detention facilities throughout Afghanistan and Iraq. [p.29]
A graduate of Yale Law School, Cambridge and Oxford Universities, Amrit Singh is married to Barton Beebe, Professor of Law at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Related Stories:
* Obama Turns Pussy on Torture Photos; Go Get ‘Em, Amrit Singh
* Manmohan Singh’s Daughter Nails Bush Lies on Torture
* PM’s Daughter Amrit Singh Attacks White House, Again
Background:
Details on the background to the release of the torture photos
Manmohan Singh’s Daughter Amrit Singh Forces America to Release Torture Photos added by SearchIndia.com on
View all posts by SearchIndia.com →
a tough ‘cookie’ or a ‘rookie???
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Tough cookie because Amrit Singh is a tenacious lady who refuses to let go easily.
A rookie (a novice or fresher) on the other hand would have been beaten down by the opposition (in this case, the U.S. military).
why don’t you cover the ipl?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Maybe from the next series…working on the backlog now.
dyou mean the world series in June?
and who are you backing?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Not following it seriously yet to talk with any credibility.
Hmm nice article, wish this lady becomes our PM instead of the puppet Manmohan Singh, or Sonia, or Rahul, or any other. We need gutsy people to lead this country not whishy-washy people. Hope we find more suitable candidates with tough mental attitude like her.
Hats off to Amrit!
Hmm nice point buddy! The restriction of H1B Visas is a welcome gesture. I am not an Anti-US guy, but I believe that our folks working in the US screwed our ECONOMY. Thanks to the so-called IT BOOOOOOOOOOM, all of us, common people, can’t even dream of affording a house in our own country. Atleast now, let’s see if the afforadability factor shows any signs of improvement.
@All IT Aspirants in India waiting to go to US: People, reconsider your wish to travel to the US of A, it ain’t a friendly place anymore.
@All Americans: Atleast now please start this habit called SAVING, it won’t hurt you, try it once.
@All Indians: Stop buying American toothpaste, shampoos, designer clothes, and accessories for one year. Just wanted to see who’s depending on who?
This Recession will be a true eye opener to many businessmen who survived solely on the Boom period. As Charles Darwin once said, “Only the fittest will survive”. Hopefully this economic depression puts an end to all those companies which have a very weak business strategies. Let only those companies who have a futuristic vision and some business ethics survive.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write above: @All Indians: Stop buying American toothpaste, shampoos, designer clothes, and accessories for one year. Just wanted to see who’s depending on who?
We’d be surprised if we are making any of the above products here (U.S.).