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To: Ilaine who wrote (44784)	5/16/2004 8:44:04 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793717

Regardless of how many times you say I'm complaining, in fact what I have done is brought up a legitimate point of view that is shared by a lot of other Americans. Whether it is the brutal murder of American contractors or conveniently omitting anything that might distress the anti-war crowd, the realities of war are not being accurately or equally portrayed by the American media. M

To: Ilaine who wrote (44784)	5/17/2004 1:23:37 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793717

Some of the Editorial from the Seattle Times: Disturbing images from Iraq create dilemma for editors Local News: Sunday, May 16, 2004 Mike Fancher / Times executive editor archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com What would you have done if you had to decide how to present the news of an American citizen beheaded by Islamic militants? The Seattle Times front page on Wednesday reported the story with a banner headline and a three-column photo of Nick Berg sitting in front of five masked captors seconds before one of them cut off his head. That was too much for some readers, not nearly enough for others. A Kirkland reader wrote, "I think it is sick journalism that would put this picture on the front page of the paper. I feel so sorry for the friends and family of this man. What is journalism coming to that they would try to profit from this terrible event?" A Seattleite wrote, "The Times braved criticism to publish a photo of flag-draped coffins, showing only the sad cost of the war, but not any of the good deeds of our fallen soldiers or why they were needed in Iraq. The Times also published many photos depicting prison abuse, revealing the awful misdeeds of a small minority of our soldiers. "But now we have a video that shows an innocent American being butchered as if he were a goat, while his murderers joyfully cry 'Allahu Akbar' ('God is great') again and again and then display his severed head like a trophy. I have never seen a more horrific and sickening yet indispensable depiction of the inhuman depravity of our enemy in this terrible war, and therefore the primary reason why we must endure and prevail. But the Seattle Times chose not to share these most essential images with its readers. Your editorial judgment leaves me stunned." His e-mail included an attachment of "the image that should have been on your front page this morning." The photo showed one of the captors holding aloft Berg's severed head. But another Seattle resident said she was disgusted by what we did publish............ (Continued at link above)