inignoct wrote:
] ] A cargo worker whose photograph of flag-draped coffins
] ] bearing the remains of U.S. soldiers was published on a
] ] newspaper's front page was fired by the military
] ] contractor that employed her.
] ]
] ] Tami Silicio, 50, was fired Wednesday by Maytag Aircraft
] ] Corp. after military officials raised ''very specific
] ] concerns'' related to the photograph, said William L.
] ] Silva, Maytag president. The photo was taken in Kuwait.
]
] The picture can be found here :
] http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2001906044.jpg

I'm just memeing Kerry's post here. I don't have much to add. There is an interesting question here. Societies with informational superiority are less likely to be violent because they are apt to have a better understanding of the cost. This is a long term good, but right now you have a problem with information poor societies which don't understand the human cost of violence. This is another good arguement for pursuing internet access in the third world, even if it results in 419 spam.

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