Der Spiegel: Should It Have Published The U.S. Soldiers' Photos? -- CBC News
The U.S. Army apologized Tuesday after graphic photos showing U.S. troops posing over dead Afghan civilians were published by German news organization Der Spiegel, the Associated Press reported.
One of the three photos, which the army was keeping under wraps for a war crimes probe, shows a soldier smiling as he posed with a bloodied and partially clothed body.
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The Photos -- Spiegel Online
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My Comment: As a rule, I do not publish photos of dead/severely injured U.S. soldiers in this blog. I sometimes .... but very rarely .... publish photos of dead enemy soldiers. But in this case, I published the pictures and gave the link to the other pictures after it became published on Drudge. However .... if I was the only one given these photos (and no one else) .... I would not have published them. I know that it will only be used as a propaganda tool by the Taliban, and yes .... U.S./NATO soldiers will be killed because of it.
I have one golden rule in this blog .... when finished, I always go to bed with peace of mind and spirit. Being the first to publish these Spiegel Online photos of death and carnage would not have given me peace of mind .... hence, I waited until everyone else had publicly spread this information.
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Of course the soldiers pictures should be published. Why not? We have a right to know what goes on in Afghanistan and Iraq, regardless who it portraits.
It also applies to showing pictures of dead/wounded American soldiers. Only when all of us understand the horror that is war, we will stop fighting them.
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