In an attempt to halt the abuse of prisoners of war the Senate passed a proposition that would prohibit torture in U.S. prisons, however, President Bush promised to veto the bill, even though he has not once vetoed anything in the past five years of his presidency.
Photographs and videos documenting the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison is a key breakthrough in getting past the wall the government has built around Iraq and the second wall constructed by the media.