FLUNKING THE DOVER TEST: our of sight out of the peoples minds

[rodeodance]

http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=100480&lftnav=progressreport


FLUNKING THE DOVER TEST: It's common knowledge that the Bush administration has banned photographs of caskets of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, but Salon reports the Bush administration appears to be pursuing a similar strategy with the wounded, "who are far more numerous." According to Salon, the Bush administration continues to engage in a concerted effort to hide dead and wounded soldiers from the American public. Flights carrying injured soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan only arrive in the United States in the dead of night, under the cover of darkness. Soldiers are then taken to Walter Reed or Bethesda Navel Medical Center in ambulances or "unmarked black vans." Photographs are prohibited. The wounded soldiers are then unloaded at back entrances, not the common entrances closest to the emergency rooms. The result is that images of wounded soldiers continue to be "extremely scarce."

[calimary]

1. Figures. I'm not surprised, but I am outraged. Yet again.

Why is he ashamed of these brave soldiers and their sacrifice?

[hector459]

2. Even the military should be outraged by this, but they are brain dead too.

You would think that the families of the dead and wounded would be protesting loudly. But I guess it is difficult to tell yourself that your loved one died for a lie or is maimed for life for the same reason.

The invasion of Iraq only became a war for "freedom and democracy" after we ran out the first batch of reasons: WMDs, Saddam planning to attack the US, Saddam behind 9/11, Saddam supporting Al-qaeda, Al-qaeda operating from Iraq. When all of these reasons were proved to be lies, then all of a sudden Iraq was about "spreading freedom and democracy" around the world. And this from an administration that campaigen on being the "anti-Clinton" administration and not trying to be policemen of the world. A party that under Reagan did not even want to mention "human rights" to China or any other nation because that was a main focus of the Carter administration. Don't the mothers and fathers of dead and wounded soldiers know anything about the recent history of this nation and its political parties? Makes me want to scream!!

[alexisfree]

3. no shit...!

that is king george....