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They were aware their family member was tortured, but decided to leave it alone. They didn't really understand what happened to him. As soon as the photographs came out, though, they were able to see with their own eyes just how bad it was and they were overcome to the point where they broke their silence. Expand that to the general population. If this can change silence to proactive engagement in the family of one of the victims, why is it so unreasonable that it can change the silence of your average American to proactively seeking justice?
Anyway, Saddam Saleh al-Radi has already been tortured. He didn't start being a victim when photos were released, he started being a victim when he was kidnapped and tortured. What about the next Saddam Saleh al-Radi? If we don't bring these people to justice, it will set precedent that we can torture in the future and the next Bush administration will eventually lead us down this same road again. There will be more Saddam Saleh al-Radis unless we prosecute.
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