dinsdag, april 27, 2004
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that it will tighten its policy of forbidding the release of pictures of coffins or funerals of American soldiers killed in Iraq. This decision came in response to the printing and broadcast of a civilian contractor's photograph of flag- draped caskets, as well as the release of government-taken photos to a private Web site, the result of a Freedom of Information Act request.
The enforcement of the policy is, in fact, unfeasible, self-defeating for the Defense Department, not beneficial for the war effort and also disrespectful to the soldiers themselves.
Lees verder in Newsday het artikel onder de titel "U.S. can't block coffin photos".
The enforcement of the policy is, in fact, unfeasible, self-defeating for the Defense Department, not beneficial for the war effort and also disrespectful to the soldiers themselves.
Lees verder in Newsday het artikel onder de titel "U.S. can't block coffin photos".
# posted by Jan-Edward : 13:11
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