Posted 5/13/2004 09:33:00 PM by Douglas

I've really tried to avoid weighing in on the Iraqi prison stuff, for many reason, but it came to a head today in the United States Senate when the real pictures came out. The ones you won't see on foreign media. The Hard-core, XXX shots of the American Liberators.

Shocking shots of sexcapades involving Pfc. Lynndie England were among the hundreds of X-rated photos and videos from the Abu Ghraib prison scandal shown to lawmakers in a top-secret Capitol conference room yesterday.

"She was having sex with numerous partners. It appeared to be consensual," said a lawmaker who saw the photos.

And, videos showed the disgraced soldier - made notorious in a photo showing her holding a leash looped around an Iraqi prisoner's neck - engaged in graphic sex acts with other soldiers in front of Iraqi prisoners, Pentagon officials told NBC Nightly News.

"Almost everybody was naked all the time," another lawmaker said.

Many members of Congress left the 45-minute viewing session early, thereby missing the porno performance by England, but there were enough other images of torture, humiliation and intimidation to sicken anyone.

Take a step back and consider, for a moment, the mentality it would require to have sex with multiple partners in an Army Prison. Now, trump that with the notion that this beautiful act would be recorded for posterity on digital video. Got it? Got your mind wrapped around what we're dealing with? M'kay. Let's go to the reaction from our esteemed Senators:

"It was pretty disgusting, not what you'd expect from Americans," said Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.). "There was lots of sexual stuff - not of the Iraqis, but of our troops."

Ok, R-Minn, I can see how that would surprise you. Since it's only warm enough for sex five months of the year in Minnesota, you don't know how to handle this situation at all. Thankfully this hearing happened in May instead of November, or you'd still be shoveling your roof.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who also characterized the photos as "disgusting," agreed, noting, "It's hard to believe that this actually is taking place in a military facility."

Yes, even Dianne "Left of Satan" Feinstein of Cali is outraged. Why? That this happened in a military facility, as opposed to where this sort sadomasochistic sex normally happens in California. Day Care Centers, Jr. High Schools, and Retirement homes. Focus, people!

"It was significantly worse than I had anticipated," said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore). "Take the worst case and multiply it over several times."

Did you think it was going to be a good thing you were called in for a special committee meeting? Was he expecting a special screening of Booty Duty 34? Senators don't get overtime just for the hell of it.

But if you're waiting for the real insight, you've got to wait for Ben "Nighthorse" Campbell with this stirring observance:

"I don't know how these people got into our Army," said Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.), who reported seeing "several pictures of Iraqi women who were disrobed or putting their shirts up."

Welcome to the all-volunteer Army. Professional soldiers, or losers who can't get a real job. You be the judge.

Go ahead, the rest of the world already has.

Where is Teddy (D-Mass) in all of this? I can only imagine his response to viewing such pornography:

That's the worst porno I've seen since Tuesday. The lighting was terrible, the music wasn't even in sync, and the money shots were terribly misplaced.

Or something like that.