photos of flag-draped coffins that need RATINGS.

[maggrwaggr]

they're getting freeped. Check 'em out, rate 'em 5.



http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040423/photos_ts/mdf546304

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040423/480/ny12604230022

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040422/photos_ts/mdf546292

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040423/photos_ts/mdf546319

[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. NYTimes is on it!

Link to LBN locked thread

[Supormom]

2. I like this photo

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?g=events/pl/093003election&a=&tmpl=sl&ns=&l=1&e=1&a=0&printer=

[maggrwaggr]

3. kicking

had some trouble with the post the first time I put in the links.

[Nostradammit]

4. What the Hell???

they have a page that shows two very small low-res photos and the text "click here to view gallery," and yet there is no link under the text. When you click next at the top of the page, some grasshopper shot shows up. Then when you try to go back, the grasshopper shot shows up again.

How do you work this crazy internet thing?

And I can't believe these pictures don't show up on their "Top Photo Stories" page.
:wtf:

[maggrwaggr]

7. I think one of those is a frame grab from memoryhole's site

the pictures are apparently up

http://www.thememoryhole.org/index.htm

but I've heard it's difficult to see them due to high traffic.

I had trouble posting the links to the photos the first time, very odd. Next time I included this one, it's not as good, but I figured it deserved to be in the batch

[dmr]

5. Woman loses her job over coffins photo

Woman loses her job over coffins photo

By Hal Bernton
Seattle Times staff reporter

- snip -

A military contractor has fired Tami Silicio, a Kuwait-based cargo worker whose photograph of flag-draped coffins of fallen U.S. soldiers was published in Sunday's edition of The Seattle Times.

Silicio was let go yesterday for violating U.S. government and company regulations, said William Silva, president of Maytag Aircraft, the contractor that employed Silicio at Kuwait International Airport.

Her photograph, taken earlier this month, shows more than 20 flag-draped coffins in a cargo plane about to depart from Kuwait. Since 1991, the Pentagon has banned the media from taking pictures of caskets being returned to the United States.

- snip -

Pentagon officials yesterday said the government's policy defers to the sensitivities of bereaved families. "We've made sure that all of the installations who are involved with the transfer of remains were aware that we do not allow any media coverage of any of the stops until (the casket) reaches its final destination," said Cynthia Colin, a Pentagon spokeswoman.

more ....

The Seattle Times

[Fridays Child]

6. Done and Kick

:kick:

[anarchy1999]

8. Hey everyone, only 300+ have responded to this. I know there are more

here that care!

[Athame]

9. armchair activism

These little clicks make me feel powerful against the media LOL :silly:

Seriously, I think it is a very important thing to be able to get the messages out. Thanks for the links.

Ma

[happynewyear]

10. rated them all a "5"

Hope this helps and thanks for the links.

[bigtree]

11. Done

Good spot!