.....You know whose:
A White House photographer was allowed to take and widely distribute a photo from the ceremony Tuesday for the return of the remains of 30 American troops killed in a weekend helicopter crash in Afghanistan — despite the Pentagon's claim that any public depiction of the scene would violate the wishes of bereaved families.
News media coverage of the ceremony had been banned by the Pentagon over the objections of several news organizations....
When asked about the photo Wednesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the picture was carefully taken so that it did not show the cases containing remains.
"The White House routinely releases photos taken by the White House photographers in specific circumstances where it would be inappropriate to include members of the media," Carney said. "In this case, the White House released the photo, in the interests of transparency, so that the American people could have as much insight as possible into this historic and sobering event."
Oh, it was in the interests of something, alright, Jay, but transparency most definitely wasn't it. I'm thinking more along the lines of a desperate White House need to depict President Pakled Spock as respectful, reverent, and compassionate, especially after all the crowing Cap'n Awesome did after Team Six took out bin Laden three months ago. And also to offer a distraction from the nausea-inducing Dow gyrations that his credit downgrade debacle has bequeathed us.
Insert your favorite "What if Bush had done this?" line here.
[cross-posted at Hard Starboard]
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