What have we done? Susan Sontag on the Abu Ghraib images

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | What have we done? Susan Sontag on the Abu Ghraib images: "To 'stack naked men' is like a college fraternity prank, said a caller to Rush Limbaugh and the many millions of Americans who listen to his radio show. Had the caller, one wonders, seen the photographs? No matter. The observation, or is it the fantasy, was on the mark. What may still be capable of shocking some Americans was Limbaugh's response: 'Exactly!' exclaimed Limbaugh. 'Exactly my point. This is no different than what happens at the Skull and Bones initiation and we're going to ruin people's lives over it and we're going to hamper our military effort, and then we are going to really hammer them because they had a good time.' 'They' are the American soldiers, the torturers. And Limbaugh went on. 'You know, these people are being fired at every day. I'm talking about people having a good time, these people. You ever heard of emotional release?'"