ACLU: Iraq Prison Photos to Be Released (Abu Ghraib)

By LARRY NEUMEISTER,
Associated Press Writer NEW YORK -
The federal government has agreed to release disputed pictures showing American soldiers tormenting Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday.

Erica Pelletreau, a spokeswoman for the ACLU, said the pictures would be released within a week if a federal judge approves the deal.

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein had ordered the release of the pictures from the infamous Baghdad prison over complaints by government lawyers, who complained that doing so would incite violence against U.S. troops in Iraq and provoke terrorists.

The Department of Defense had appealed that order but planned to drop the appeal, the ACLU said.Heather Tasker, a spokeswoman for government lawyers handling the case, had no immediate comment.

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