Military Dis-Embeds 2 Journalists Who Photographed Damaged Vehicle

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U.S. military officials in Kuwait have dis-embedded two journalists for photographing a military vehicle that was badly shot-up, prompting the Military Reporters and Editors (MRE) ask for a revision of embed rules, if in fact there is any such photo prohibition. Sig Christenson, MRE president and a writer with the San Antonio Express-News, said there was no such rule when he was in Iraq in 2003. And it’s not among rules currently posted by Reporters Without Borders. Christnson added, “The rule does not h