White House photo sparks protest

[Denny Crane]

http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-photo-sparks-protest-223835400.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House photographer was allowed to take and widely distribute a photo from the ceremony Tuesday for the return of the remains of 30 American troops killed in a weekend helicopter crash in Afghanistan despite the Pentagon's claim that any public depiction of the scene would violate the wishes of bereaved families.

News media coverage of the ceremony had been banned by the Pentagon over the objections of several news organizations.

Pentagon officials had said that because 19 of 30 of the American families of the dead had objected to media coverage of the remains coming off a plane at Dover Air Force Base, no images could be taken. In addition, the Pentagon rejected media requests to take photos that showed officials at the ceremony but did not depict caskets.

 

[Denny Crane]

The left sure made a big stink about the Bush administration not allowing photographers to take pictures of the flag draped coffins of our fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

[maxiep]

Glad they're keeping the photos of Osama Bin Laden from us. After all, we wouldn't want to be seen as "spiking the football". But by all means, give the Taliban free PR.

 

[jlprk]

The left sure made a big stink about the Bush administration not allowing photographers to take pictures of the flag draped coffins of our fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It was because it was a ruse to silence opposition to the war, by not inflaming opponents with pictures of death.

Another Bush innovation Obama was elected to reverse. Another reason I call him Bush, Jr.

 

[barfo]

Another Bush innovation Obama was elected to reverse. Another reason I call him Bush, Jr.

Shouldn't that be Bush Jr., Jr.?

barfo