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'''Transfer tubes''' was incorrectly believed to be the most recent [[propaganda]] term employed by the [[George Walker Bush]] Pentagon to describe the return of soldiers' remains from the [[War in Iraq]].[http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1067728207768&call_pageid=1038394944805&col=1038394]
Although the term ''Transfer tubes'' became widely reported, it was never used officially, and stems from a misunderstanding between a reporter and a military official.
:"In order to continue to sell an increasingly unpopular Iraqi invasion to the American people, President George W. Bush's administration sweeps the messy parts of war -- the grieving families, the flag-draped coffins, the soldiers who have lost limbs -- into a far corner of the nation's attic."
:"But last March, a directive came down reaffirming the banning of cameras, likely in anticipation of the sheer volume of casualties being repatriated. ... At Dover, Lt.-Col. [Jon] Anderson says the policy is strictly in place to respect the privacy of the families, although he is well aware that there are those who think it was a political decision. ... 'The administration has clearly made an attempt to limit the attention that would build up if they were showing Dover every day,' says Joseph Dawson, a military historian at Texas A & M University. ... The White House policy works -- to a point. ... If there are no pictures of caskets being delivered to U.S. airbases, citizens don't think of them, analysts say. ... Dawson says television pictures of the wounded at Walter Reed would be a jolt to Americans as they head out to dinner or are thinking of the week's NFL matchups."
Journalist Tim Harper admits that the above article was based on a misunderstanding of the term ''Transfer Cases'', referring to the metal containers which hold the body bags during transport.
== Background on Photograph Ban ==