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The last two days in local newspaper there's quite a lot of space dedicated to the affair of leaked war dead pics that showed up on thememoryhole.org or the pics taken by some employee of Maytag Aircraft Co. on the board of the Hercules, transporting the coffins with dead American soldiers from Kuwait to America.
The authors speculate this could have some serious effect on elections, kinda like the pics of war terror way back from Vietnam. And that it's no wonder there was that ban on publishing such photos (no matter what was the officially stated reason for that) for last 13 years.

Now from the American view - do you think it could play some role or do you think it will have no profound effect and it will just simply disappear?

gee... it would sure be a shame if the public removed their veil of ignorance and pursued the truth...
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I think the people who will be affected by the photos are already affected by the loss of life they know is happening. I do not think the photos will play a big role as I believe most Americans already have their mind made up about the war. It only gives both sides something else to bicker about.