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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (6546)	5/21/2006 8:08:31 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

It was my understanding that news on US ships sank was often censored in WWII. * * *

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (6546)	5/21/2006 8:58:15 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Respond to of 14758

Most of those battlefield related pictures that you are familiar with were released after the end of WWII. The American people had no clue how bad things were in the battle zones. Early on, the military had pictures of some of the horrible atrocities that had been committed by the Japanese in the South Pacific, including beheadings of captured U.S airmen, but chose not to publish them. They were concerned that the pictures would incite the civilian population to a fever pitch. The Vietnam War was the first U.S. war that was covered in real time. That coverage, particularly the visual images, was one of the main reasons that the American people turned against the war. This administration has tried to manage the coverage of their war, as have all prior administrations. Personally, I would rather have this war, or any war for that matter, debated of the basis of the facts, rather than on emotional responses.