John Kerry has said that the release of photos, demanded by the ACLU, that show alleged abuse of detainees will be used as a "propaganda tool" by terrorists, but the Obama administration is "not releasing [the photos] because they want to, but because there was a FOIA request and a judge is ordering them released". While the photos would certainly be used as terrorist propaganda, the notion that Obama is being forced to release these photos isn't quite accurate. In a letter to President Obama, Senators Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman write: "We urge you in the strongest possible terms to fight the release of these old pictures of detainees in the war on terror, including appealing the decision of the Second Circuit in the ACLU lawsuit to the Supreme Court and pursuing all legal options to prevent the public disclosure of these pictures." In addition to appealing the case to the Supreme Court, Obama can stop the release of other photos by reversing a Department of Defense decision."We know that many terrorists captured in Iraq have told American interrogators that one of the reasons they decided to join the violent jihadist war against America was what they saw on Al-Qaeda videos of abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib," wrote Graham and Lieberman. "Releasing these old photographs of detainee treatment now will provide new fodder to Al-Qaeda's propaganda and recruitment operations, undercut the progress you have made in our international relations, and endanger America's military and diplomatic personnel throughout the world."