Which is even more immoral, a soldier who has been under the stress of war and not fully trained for the job abusing enemy prisoners, another soldier who after seeing images of horrible prisoner abuse and becomes a or the Secretary of Defense who leaked the name of a whistleblower? This is the question I will examine in this article. Being part of a team or group is very important to most people, acceptance and friendship is something we all want. So when reserve soldier Joe Darby saw some photos of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, he was surprised. After much soul searching he knew what he had to do. This decision would change many lives forever. Nonetheless, I believe the real ethical issue in this story is not what Joe or his fellow soldiers did in 2004, but what Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld did. When Joe Darby first saw the images upon those photos of Iraqi prisoners being tortured and mistreated by not only his fellow soldiers but people he had known since high school he was torn between two choices. Those choices for Joe were: do or say nothing to protect his friends or do what was ethically correct. He chose the latter; “I knew some people wouldn't agree with what I did… They see it as me putting American soldiers in prison instead of Iraqis (Joe Darby, 2004)” The photos showed the Iraqi prisoners naked and posing sexually suggestive. Some of the Iraqis in the photos were dead. Joe knew that what was happening in those photos was wrong but, due to fear of repercussions, it took him three weeks to hand them over and only after he was promised anonymity. He felt that this was the end and that he could continue doing his job. When the accused soldiers were removed he was... by means of paper...... morals and ethics to bring it to his superiors were treated and punished appropriately. This should have been the end of the story, however, when Donald Rumsfeld said the name Joe Darby in his statement, he erased all the hard work that many public sector administrators have done for decades to introduce ethics into government. It is completely surprising that a man with his experience and knowledge would betray an informant as he did. This writer hopes this is a lesson to everyone in public life about what not to do and we can learn from Joe Darby that loyalty above all, but above all honor, is the best way to make ethical decisions. Works Cited Bryan, D., ( 2007). Web "The ordeal of the Abu Ghraib whistleblowers". Retrieved March 6, 2012The American Society for Public Administration (1999). “Article I, paragraph 4 of the ASPA Statute”. Network. February 23 2012