[T]he judge said he now thinks England knew what she was doing when she signed a waiver before making the second statement. Her first statement remains inadmissible.

You've undoubtedly seen the pictures of England variously holding a leash attached to an Abu Ghraib prisoner, pointing at the genitals of a naked prisoner, and posing near a pyramid of naked prisoners. Judge Pohl ruled that the offensive photos won't be shown to the public during England's trial, but will be displayed on computer screens to the officers on the jury.

That order may prevent us from seeing photos that will be used as evidence against England but that haven't yet been made public.

For example, one charge since dropped against England alleged she had been photographed engaging in fellatio with [then boyfriend Charles] Graner, the abuse ringleader who is serving a ten-year prison sentence and who has since married a woman who pled guilty in the Abu Ghraib scandal.

That photo may not be one that anyone wants to see, but it is apparently one of several in which England performs sex acts in front of prisoners. However disgusting, prisoner abuse photos are of substantial public importance. The judge's order prohibiting public disclosure of the photographic evidence at England's trial makes more urgent an ACLU lawsuit demanding the release of prisoner abuse photographs.

England's military jury will be selected today.