Those were the first words that came to my mind when I was looking through the released Abu Ghraib photos on Salon’s site. To see how we are treating these people while sitting there and trying to claim “we are the beacon of freedom” is pure bull shit. Every single person involved from civilian leadership all the way down the line should be severely prosecuted. They have taken everything they claim to “defend” along with everything this country has worked to become over the past 200 years and totally shredded it.

Even more, I feel Salon should be required viewing for every right wing Bush supporter out there. The people who claim we are “doing the right thing” needs to spend time looking at these photos. Every right wing, human rights bashing website should have their domain names changed to go to the site so they have to see what we have done. Amazing that these same people are the ones who consider abortion “a cruel murder”. Well what in the hell do they call this – some radical right Sunday fun?

Remember – none of these people are “convicted” criminals. They are just held on suspicion. Even if they were convicted criminals, this kind of abuse is still way out of line.

I am sure that Salon will be made out to be the criminals for publishing these photos. For those who want to make that claim, I got one thing to say to you – WAKE UP. They are just showing what an evil regime we have here at home. Rape rooms, murder, torture. Those don’t describe only Saddam Hussein anymore. They are now synonymous with the United States thanks to the criminals in Washington.

Who ever runs as for President as a Democrat in 2008 should use these photos as their campaign material. A simple message is all it takes – “Because this is not what America stands for”. If that is what America stands for then I am with Bill Maher in saying “I’m Swiss”. I challenge one of those supporters to show something in the Constitution or Declaration of Independence that says “America – land of torturing monsters” or anything like that.

For Bush and Rumsfeld, you religious types who believe in the after life. Enjoy it – Washington, Adams, Jefferson and the rest of our founding fathers are waiting there and will be ready to kick your ass.