"Biased"

Another link from As'ad Abu Khalil, this to Veterans for Common Sense piece. It's a reprint of an article from Salon. The Salon version makes for easier reading, but requires either a subscription or a day pass (view an ad).

Summary: an Al Jazeera cameraman/journalist, Suhaib Badr al Baz, recently spent seventy four days in US custody in Iraq. His account largely agrees with that of other detainees--and now we have some photographs to provide proof.

Unfortunately, given the hostile stance of the US towards Mr. al Baz's employer, there will be those who question what he says. Similarly, skepticism greeted the allegations of three British nationals who spent 26 months at Camp X-Ray. However, in light of recent events, one would be foolish to dismiss claims of abuse.

And, finally, I'd like to point out an observation Josh Marshall makes regarding Bush. In posting about a different topic (Dubya's callous mocking of Karla Faye Tucker, who was executed during his tenure as governor), Marshall points out that, "as many have noted, the now-President's ire has oddly turned on the photos -- that is to say, the evidence -- seemingly more than the underlying facts."

Evidence can be so inconvenient.