Episode 444 • • 2:09 - 4:50
444: New Red Line
Flag-Draped Caskets, State Department Protocol and Media Policy
The return of four Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, to Andrews Air Force Base prompts a discussion on the visual use of flag-draped caskets. A previous media agreement to avoid showing such images is contrasted with the high-profile ceremony attended by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton. The discrepancy between treatment of State Department "elites" and regular military service members is highlighted.