Those torture photos from Abu Ghraib that appeared first in the australian newspaper were released by the US army to the public. Here's what they did. They had US & Israeli military intelligence people indoctrinate our soldiers in how to treat the prisoners. Our soldiers followed through with the systems they were taught. A few of these ordinary soldiers went on trial for mild abuses. and at their trials they said that they only did what they were taught. And they were found guilty, served some time. But meanwhile, the US army assigned one of its own officers to investigate Abu Ghraib. He went there and wrote a report, he said that over a limited period of time he investigated there were 33 or so deaths due to torture. and the army's own officer investigating said also that most of the people in that prison were simply picked up in a sweep with no real evidence against them. And if you saw the photos too, then you knew that some people got beaten to death in that prison.
so what does it mean? These torture tactics are done on purpose. and they want us to know that they do this. the fact that a few people were sent to prison for relatively minor abuses is merely part of the propaganda matrix. Some people under stress of cognitive dissonance can tell themselves that the US does not tolerate torture or abuse and point at the few jailed. Meanwhile, people with brains understand that the torture is done purposely.
These torture tactics are done on purpose. and they want us to know that they do this. the fact that a few people were sent to prison for relatively minor abuses is merely part of the propaganda matrix.