Considering how much of that taunting and torture in those unreleased photos is specifically dependent on degrading Islamic ethnic and religious customs, I think the Obama administration’s refusal to release them is prudent, to put it mildly.
The arrogant, jovial, pointing poses and the shameful forced nudity of very modest people would only serve to lower our already Bush-bottomed-out international public image and ignite a firestorm of outrage much more palpable than our demand to see those photos. And that could very well lead to some of our troops being attacked.
If you think your outrage at not seeing the photos would be greater than theirs after seeing those photos, ponder if one of those victims was your brother, father or friend.
For those of us with friends and family in those foreign lands, it just makes sense to do whatever it might take to avoid the possibility of a firestorm of violence towards Americans that might follow releasing those photos.
So, while I really don’t think we should be there (take your pick which "there" I mean), loose lips still sink ships. No doubt, our ingrained public voyeurism will demand satisfaction, but common sense dictates this is one of those cases where the voyeurs can wait.
Too many innocent lives are still at risk.