Reply #5: And doesn't want the American public to know about them, either. [View All]

Just IMAGINE a goverment which refuses to allow cameras to note the arrivals of caskets of Americans killed in war. They showed us how they respected the sacrifices these people were forced to make needlessly.

Also, remember Nightline's tribute to the first 700?

CONG. RANGEL PROTESTS PLAN TO BLOCK
"NIGHTLINE" TRIBUTE TO TROOPS
KILLED IN IRAQ

New York Lawmaker Says Preempting Reading of Names of the Dead Is Part of a Pattern of Dishonoring Fallen Heroes of the War

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2004 -- Cong. Charles Rangel today strongly protested a plan by a group of ABC television affiliate stations to block the reading of the names of soldiers killed in Iraq during tonight's broadcast of "Nightline."

"This action is a cruel insult to the families of all the 700 families with sons and daughters who have been killed in the war in Iraq," Cong. Rangel said. "For the first time, the entire nation will stop for a moment to pay a silent tribute to our fallen heroes while their names are read off in a roll-call of honor. It's just unfair that eight cities will be prevented from participating in this tribute because of the actions of these stations."

The Congressman's comments were in response to the announcement by Sinclair Broadcasting, a Baltimore-based television station owner, to prevent the eight ABC affiliates owned by the company from broadcasting tonight's segment of "Nightline," which will feature the reading of the names of the 700-plus American troops killed in Iraq.

The affected stations are in St. Louis; Charles, W.Va; Pensacola, Fl.; Springfield, Mass; Asheville and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Columbus, Ohio; and Tallahassee, Fla.

"This is an opportunity for all Americans to sit in the quiet of their own homes, and not only see the faces of the young men and women who have been killed, but to honor them by reflecting on the depth of their sacrifice," Cong. Rangel said.

Sinclair was also criticized by Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam War hero, who wrote to the company's president David Smith protesting the decision. Smith and executives of his company are reported to be substantial financial supporters of President Bush.
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http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny15_rangel/CBRProtestPlantoBlockNightline043004.html

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Saigon68, this story is almost more painful than one can bear. To think he tried so hard to overcome a bad beginning, and then to be lost, anyway, is unacceptable, considering the war was and is bogus.