Will the humiliation ever end. Not in Iraq. Here. The latest Iraqi prisoner photos are just revolting. I thought they could not be worse than the first two rounds, but they are.

One set of pictures, obtained by ABC News, show two American soldiers grinning like clowns as they stood over the ice-packed body of a dead Iraqi--one who died after being questioned by U.S. forces. What on God's green earth were they thinking. Are they pictures they planned to show their buddies back at the hometown bar in Tiddlywink, Pa. Were they planning to laugh it up as they described how they rammed home a billy club up some "camel jockey's" ass.

This is beyond disgusting.

I'm tired of hearing how these soldiers lacked the proper "training." I'm tired of reading (or listening to) interviews with family and neighbors say how nice they seemed. Anyone with half a brain would find this sort of thing sadistic. And they can't exactly argue that they're trying to extract information from a recalcitrant trainee, since the subject in question is quite clearly deceased.

Another, in this morning's Washington Post, has a soldier using a big dog to threaten a prisoner with hands tied behind him.

I don't want to hear one more Republican say that those opposing the war are giving heart to the enemy and hurting our boys and girls overseas. Some of those boys and girls have done a pretty good job of that on their own. I want to see all those good boys and girls at the prison to spend time in prison where maybe their cellmates can introduce them to what sodomy really is all about.

And the fuckin' officers that prompted them to take that action, too. All of them, even if they are wearing stars. Strip and send them into the showers with the rest of the federal prisoners.

And while we are at it, what the hell is going on with Ahmed Chalabi, the neocon's cover boy?

The Bush administration has suddenly turned on Ahmed. At one time, the Pentagon wanted the Iraqi exile to run the post-Saddam country, despite the fact that he hadn't been back there for decades (and, oh, having that little fraud problem). He was an influential voice in the war councils, egging the U.S. on about Hussein's WMDs with what turned out to be lousy intelligence. He and his group were getting $340,000 a month in taxpayer dollars. He was a prime source for the New York Times and most likely other news organizations.

So Ahmed, how's the golf swing?

Yesterday, U.S. forces raided Chalabi's home and two offices used by his Iraqi National Congress, seizing computers, files and dozens of rifles. The military got arrest warrants for 15 people on such charges as kidnapping and fraud. Chalabi must have been reading all those religious tracts that frequent the White House. Reminiscent of Moses, he order the Governoring Council to "let my people go." Seriously.

But even more amazing is the reaction of the Bushies, his one time friends. It can be summed us as: Ahmed who?

Whinny Press Secretary Scott McClellan refused to say what Bush now thinks of Chalabi, saying it wasn't the president's place, it's up to the Iraqi people, etc. Is this guy for real. We have not seen his like since the Nixon days.

But I like Rummy. "It is not for me to comment on this." Man, Rummy has an opinion on everything. Now he's humble? It must be the prison scandal.

They tout him as their golden boy, rely on him in the runup to war, then raid his house and act like he's just some schlepper not worthy of comment? Come on.

This from the New York Times:

"By all appearances, Ahmad Chalabi reached the pinnacle of influence in Washington four months ago, when he took a seat of honor right behind Laura Bush at the president's State of the Union address. To all the world, he looked like the Iraqi exile who had returned home victorious, a favorite of the Pentagon who might run the country once the American occupation ended."

And McClellen says George Bush doesn't have an opinion on this.