Here Come the Next Photos From Grab Abu

As promised some weeks ago, a judge has ordered the release of a bunch of new photos from our favorite Iraqi prison, Grab Abu (that's my name for it).

A federal judge ordered the release Thursday of dozens more pictures of prisoners being abused at Abu Ghraib, rejecting government arguments that the images would provoke terrorists and incite violence against U.S. troops in Iraq.

U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said that terrorists "do not need pretexts for their barbarism" and that suppressing the pictures would amount to submitting to blackmail.

The military is not too happy:

Gen. John P. Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, said that releasing the photos would hinder his work against terrorism.

And who do we have to thank for this latest photo release?

The American Civil Liberties Union sought release of the photographs and videotapes as part of an October 2003 lawsuit demanding information on the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody.

Imagine my surprise.