Feb 27 2009
Pentagon to End Prohibition on Media Coverage of Returning War Dead
According to the Los Angeles Times, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced Thursday that the Pentagon will lift its long-standing media ban on photos showing the remains of dead American service members returning home from war.
The ban on these images was first put in place by the administration of President George H.W. Bush during the first Gulf War. The administration of Bush’s son, George II, drew criticism from some quarters (more…)
