US concern over war dead photos:

[Wolfie]

Pictures are very powerful tools in conveying the realities of distant events to the public at home and war photos are no different. Even though i do understand the privacy concern, allowing the miliary to dictate what photographs are allowed leads us down a very dangerous path concerning freedom of imformation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3652171.stm

PS. Mosaic picture of Bush was pretty cool. Anyone has link to that site?

[DudeAsInCool]

As a matter of fact I do. I didnt post it initially out of respect for the dead--they should be honored in a better way. I'd be a lot of happier if no one died over there...

[Kooperman]

Here's a previously posted article about the photo policy, along with the Drudge Report photos the gov't doesn't want anyone to see.

http://www.beatking.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4615

[Wolfie]

Thanks Dude. The one on the BBC site was the reduced version so you can't really see the details.

[joeyz]

What a haunting mosaic... very powerful

[DudeAsInCool]

I was just watching a CNN interview with the woman who posted the photo over the internet. She says that a government man recently showed up to her house and said he was supposed to take her (to an undisclosed place for 4 hours). I thought this was one of the strangest things yet to come out of this affair... If true, I wonder who was behind it..their head(s) should roll... :reallymad: :reallymad: