Thursday, August 11, 2011

White House photo of ceremony sparks protest

White House photo of ceremony sparks protest:

"Pentagon officials had said that because 19 of 30 of the American families of the dead had objected to media coverage of the remains coming off a plane at Dover Air Force Base, no images could be taken. In addition, the Pentagon rejected media requests to take photos that showed officials at the ceremony but did not depict caskets.

President Barack Obama attended the ceremony, called a 'dignified transfer,' for those killed in the worst single loss of the nearly 10-year war.

An official White House photo of a saluting Obama was distributed to news media and published widely. It also was posted on the White House website as the 'Photo of the Day.'

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ..."

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