Australian PM defends US handling of Abu Ghraib case

An Australian network could be justified in airing graphic images of abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison if they showed evidence of mistreatment that has not already been investigated, Prime Minister John Howard said today.

Australian PM defends US handling of Abu Ghraib case

An Australian network could be justified in airing graphic images of abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison if they showed evidence of mistreatment that has not already been investigated, Prime Minister John Howard said today.

However, if the photographs depict acts that have already been exposed and prosecuted, Howard suggested there was no reason to publish them.

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