The problem is that the US made such a big deal out of the "we're better than they are" argument and that "we were going to give them freedom", that these pictures and such put that to bed. So then it becomes a big news story.
No matter what, there are atrocities in the American prison system. However, prisoners aren't necessarily getting beaten for information and such, they were they are/were in Iraq and Gitmo. Most of the atrocities in American prisons are comitted inmate against inmate.
I acutally feel that these guards/military personnel that are going to jail are being made scape goats. I can't believe that in today's society, in today's military, that underlings can be so cavalier in their attitudes/approaches to accomplish something like this, without any orders from the top. I'm sure they had orders to interrogate the piss out of these people in hopes to get information on the infamous disappearing WMD's (that were never found), and to do it by any means necessary. Now they are getting fucked, and will become prisoners themselves. I'm not saying their right, and shouldn't suffer some punishment, but so should the people above them as well.
