CNN just showed flag draped coffin of Slain G.I. Menchaca arriving.

[Philosoraptor]

I thought that wasn't allowed. Kristian Menchaca was one of the two soldiers tortured to death last week by their captives.

We can't see any of the 2,500 other flag draped coffins, but the media/government just made sure we saw THIS ONE.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. They're using his death to further support the war.

So in that case it's allowed.

[knowbody0]

2. catapulting propaganda at its finest

[bettyellen]

3. it's a photo opportunity. the other 2,500+ deaths were not found useful

'just a number" not special like the torture victims.
nervy to play the torture card, isn't it?

[Selatius]

4. Last time I checked, there's a moratorium on filming returning coffins

Unless Bush reversed executive decree just for this one incident, I would believe CNN and perhaps other networks broke executive decree, but far be it from me to assume Bush would punish the corporate news networks from stoking the fires of nationalism.

[Philosoraptor]

5. Just don't desecrate a flag.

Send young patriotic men to die for lies, but don't harm old glory.

[Breeze54]

8. The Pentagon was sued for that and they lost!

It is now supposed to be okay.

PENTAGON RELEASES MORE PHOTOS OF WAR CASUALTY HONOR GUARDS

Freedom of Information Lawsuit Removes Secrecy for Flag-Draped Casket Ceremonies

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB161/index.htm

[Philosoraptor]

9. That's the first I've of this.

Thanks. But I still see very few of them on the government/media. These two particular soldier's faces were everywhere last week, and that too is rare. Think of the 2,500 coffins, I can barely recall seeing more than a dozen on live t.v. like this.

[Breeze54]

10. PBS has the 'Faces of the Fallen'; on very night on the news.

And 'This Week with George Stephanopoulus' does it every week also.
So does CBS on 'The Evening News'; every night.

I think the MSM and the Pentagon are still playing games over this though.
They ( the pentagon ) were sued numerous times.
You can read more about the lawsuit at the link I posted.

[WolverineDG]

6. Didn't you hear what his mother said?

Oh yeah, that's right. She issued a statement saying she was against the war & she said it in Spanish.

dg

[BrotherBuzz]

7. Maybe the family gave permission

Nadia McCaffrey "...a California resident, defied the Bush administration by inviting news cameras to photograph the arrival of her son's casket from Iraq. The White House has banned photography of flag-draped coffins arriving at air force bases, but because Patrick McCaffrey's remains were flown into the Sacramento International airport, his mother was able to invite the photographers inside. "I don't care what (President Bush) wants," Ms McCaffrey declared, telling her local newspaper: "Enough war."

[Marie26]

11. How does this help Bush?

Young US soldiers tortured & killed doesn't really help the claim that we're winning the war in Iraq.