Because I Can't Say It Better:

"I'm from the government and I'm here to inspect your hamburger meat" scares the hell out of them, but "I'm from the government and I rape and murder women and children to protect you" slides down the throat as easily as the Flavor-Aid in Jonestown.

So says Capt. Fogg at The Reaction about the contents of the as of yet unreleased Abu Ghraib photographs purportedly depicting the rape and sexual assaults of Iraqi prisoners.