Open Letter to Reporter on Detainee Abuse Photos « NewsReal Blog

Open Letter to Reporter on Detainee Abuse Photos « NewsReal Blog: "The Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday permitting the Pentagon to block the release of photos of detainee abuse at the hands of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The court’s ruling was given in accordance with a provision of the Homeland Security funding bill signed Oct. 28 by President Obama.

I anticipated some bleeding heart liberal media types to cry foul, but I did not expect a reporter for McClatchy Newspapers to write an article that reads more like a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union.

The following is my message to the so-called reporter who wrote this article:

Mr. Michael Doyle,

You have an impressive resume – master of studies in law from Yale Law School, Knight Journalism Fellow, masters in government from The Johns Hopkins University. Well done.

Let me ask you this – during the substantial period of life you spent with your nose buried in books, or in the span of your life since, did you ever feel your life was in danger?

Have you ever been issued a Kevlar helmet or bullet-proof vest as a routine part of your job? Have you ever boarded a C-5 for an 18-hour flight, told only that your destination was a classified location in the Middle East?"