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Author Topic:   US war crime as free speech issue (help holmes sort this out)
Nighttrain
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Message 9 of 80 (247501)
09-29-2005 11:35 PM


From Holmes` link:
When contacted for this story, a White House spokeswoman said, "If we have a comment, we'll call you back." They never did. But according to Army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Chris Conway, Pentagon policy may be ambivalent when it comes to soldiers posting pictures of mutilated war victims. "There are policies in place that, on the one hand, safeguard sensitive and classified information, and on the other hand protect the First Amendment rights of service members," he says, adding that field commanders may issue additional directives. "In plain English, if you're on the job working for the Department of Defense, you shouldn't be freelancing. You should be doing your duty."
IOW, it`s not just the grunts who can`t see the question of humanity, but near the top of the food chain--Conroy 'you shouldn`t be freelancing'.

  
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