so that the people don't begin rallying against it.
1. Some officers are trying to prevent the Pentagon from releasing the names of those who died a week ago in the attack on the helicopter carrying Navy SEALs in Afghanistan.
2. Reinstituting a policy of the Bush administration just recently, Obama is not allowing the media to view the bodies
3. The media, no doubt working with the government to promote the war, keeps reporting this event as a helicopter "crash." Using the word crash implies an accident. This was no accident. The helicopter crashed because it was hit by an attack by the Taliban. It should be called a rocket attack. The media should be reporting that people aren't dying only because of peaceful accidents. They should point out that it is dangerous to occupy a foreign land.
I say out of respect for those serving and the families who have lost loved ones due to the corruption of those who promote the wars, we should be allowed to see every body and the media should be all over it. It might make the war politically unpopular, and it might make potential recruits question whether they want to join up. Ending a perpetual unjust war would be compensation to those who have already died in it. We should always be told the truth.
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