Asleep on a Sunbeam

1) devika, it seems like the terrible pictures themselves actually help to justify the war. As vile as they may be, the important thing is that you are seeing them. Which, I think, represents a significant positive change over the previous regime. But don't take my word for it. This Iraqi says it better. Look under the "About Abu Gharib" post.
The thing about an open society is that the pictures that come from it are not always easy to look at, but the outrage engendered by these photographs provides an opportunity for change that the cynical optimism of repression never could.

2) You can make any word a link simply by highlighting it, and clicking on the link icon (looks like a teensy Earth w/ a link of chain just below it) just above the text entry box. This will spawn a window that asks you to enter the url of the link.