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Either you didn't read the whole story, or you come across as one of those who place an ideal over real people. Nobody disputed that the AP had the right to, if they didn't then the Gates wouldn't have bothered asking, he would have just ordered them not released. What we're talking about here is a sense of morality and compassion, of ethical behavior. I actually agree with you about images of the war bringing awareness to the public back home. But there's a difference between showing images of war, and showing a soldier mortally wounded, against the wishes of his family. This is a soldier's death, probably the most personal image imaginable. These military families suffer and worry for us while we're gone, I think the least they can expect is that their wishes about their loved ones' privacy be honored.
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