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.
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Date: 2004-11-16 08:51 pm (UTC)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.