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.
President Barack Obama attended the ceremony, called a "dignified transfer," for those killed in the worst single loss of the nearly 10-year war. An official White House photo of a saluting Obama was distributed to news media and published widely. It also was posted on the White House website as the "Photo of the Day." It showed Obama and other officials in silhouette and did not depict caskets.
It was a campaign photo. no more, no less.
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ReplyDeleteC'mon...
ReplyDeleteDid ANYONE, REALLY think this traitorous knave would failed to use this as a photo-op?
REALLY?!
DUBYA made countless trips to Dover, and made sure it wasn't publicized.
DEAR READER has now made two - the first time he token busloads of his fellating media hacks along, this time -apparently- just one, but made sure the one got "the shot"...
I really didn't think it was possible for me to despise him more, but I was proven wrong again...
His appropriate place in history should be at the bottom of an outhouse.
ReplyDelete"His appropriate place in history should be at the bottom of an outhouse."
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Amen.