Pentagon releases 350 photos of soldier's coffins....why?

[mopaul]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7671568/



The department had previously refused to release such images, which were taken by military photographers. Nor has it allowed the news media to photograph ceremonies of soldiers’ coffins arriving in the United States, saying it is enforcing a policy installed in 1991 to respect the privacy of families of dead soldiers.

The pictures were released in response to a request for all military photos of caskets containing the remains of American soldiers taken since the United States launched its attack on Afghanistan in October 2001. Some critics have contended the government is trying to hide the human cost of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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the talking heads on msnbc are saying it's because of a lawsuit.

but why now?

[dave123williams]

1. FOIA request...not a lawsuit.

They're required by law to release this stuff; rather than honor our honored dead, they're actively trying to sweep them under the rug.

[mopaul]

2. kick

[FreedomAngel82]

3. Nice to see

I like seeing this. They should be honored and not shieled. I remember in the beginning of the whole thing they would show who died on MSNBC but now they don't do that anymore. :( There should be a national day where we can remember them and have a nation-wide funeral for those who have fallen.