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Whatever else I might say about this turnip is handled rather expertly by this cartoonist.

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The image is one of the more infamous from the Abu Ghirab prison. An Iraqi detaining was forced to stand in that position for over eight hours, after having been told that if he lowered his arms, he would be electrocuted.

Here's the original photo:

http://www.antiwar.com/photos/perm/torture1.jpg

And a whole set from the prison:

http://www.antiwar.com/news/?articleid=2444

Bush's new pick for Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, wrote memos as White House counsel that stated that the Geneva Convention prohibition on torture didn't apply to Iraqi prisoners.

http://kbonline.typepad.com/random/2004/11/gonzales_tortur.html

This man is going to be in charge of federal law enforcement.