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:"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."

== Background on Photograph Ban ==

*Bill Gallagher, [http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/gallagher162.html "Bush Afraid to Let American People See Deadly Reality of Needless War,"] ''Niagara Falls Reporter'', April 27, 2004: "As of Sunday, April 25, a total of 718 American sons and daughters have come home from Iraq in flag-draped coffins, 117 in April alone. While President George W. Bush does not seem to be concerned about this -- he hasn't attended a single military funeral since launching the war -- he does seem to be concerned about the American people seeing images of the carnage his disastrous policies have wrought." Warning: Article contains language which some might find offensive.

*[[Iraq Coalition Casualty Statistics]]

*[[Jessica Lynch]]

== External Links ==

*Tim Harper, [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1067728207768&call_pageid=1038394944805&col=1038394 "Pentagon keeps dead out of sight. Bush team doesn't want people to see human cost of war. Even body bags are now sanitized as `transfer tubes',"] ''Toronto Star'', November 2, 20003.

*Elisabeth Bumiller, [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/05/politics/campaigns/05STRA.html "Issue for Bush: How to Speak of Casualties?,"] ''New York Times'', November 5, 2003.

*[http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1395585 Photograph published by ''BartCop'' and posted by the ''Democratic Underground''], March 12, 2004.

*Anthony Hecht, [http://www.slapnose.com/archives/2004/04/24/coffins/ "Coffins,"] ''Slapnose'', April 24, 2004: "I think it's also interesting to point out, as Ted Koppel did tonight, that the one time recently that a similar image -- one of a flag draped stretcher being carried out of Ground Zero -- has been used in what most people agree is a disrespectful way was in a campaign ad for George W. Bush. ... The message? Using images of fallen heroes to inform the public and to illustrate their sacrifice and our respect for their service is disrespectful to their families. Using those images to further one's political career, that's okay."

*Sean Aday, [http://gadflyer.com/articles/?ArticleID=90 "The G-Rated War. The media have covered up the casualties - and we've got the data to prove it,"] ''The Gadflyer'', April 29, 2004.

*Ward Sanderson, [http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=22165 "Ramstein now adhering to DOD guidelines banning photos of coffins,"] ''Stars and Stripes'', May 13, 2004.

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