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Thursday, April 22, 2004

Woman who took picture of flag-draped Iraq coffin fired, at the demand of the military 

Why does the Bush administration hate freedom?

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.
(via AP)

Here's the photo Bush doesn't want you to see. I wonder why?



Here's the contact information for Mercury Air Group, the owner of Maytag. Feel free let them know how you feel about a company firing an employee for taking a picture that our free press prints.

And here's their phone number: 310-827-2737 and fax: Fax: 310-827-6528. Hey, maybe someone from Air American can call them, and find out what they have to say about this. ...

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