"sparks debate" because this is an AP story reporting on its own actions. I guess they couldn't describe their actions as they really should be described. That would be suicidal, and logical entities wouldn't do anything like that, now would they? Speaking of suicidal: Since this is an AP story, and AP has decided to relegate themselves to the back seat by deciding that they are too wonderful to copy and paste even though they have a source link included, the rest of the story can be found at the link. Enjoy watching them squirm.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed disappointment Friday at news outlets that used a picture taken and distributed by The Associated Press depicting a U.S. Marine mortally wounded in combat in Afghanistan.
The AP distributed the picture despite personal pleas from Gates and the dead Marine's family in a case that illustrated the difficult decisions in reporting on a conflict where Americans have seen relatively few images of fallen U.S. troops over eight years. |