Truth claims a victim

The Seattle Times reports that Tami Silicio, whose photograph of flag-draped coffins appeared in Sunday's paper, and soon on blogs and websites everywhere, has been fired from her job as a contract cargo worker in Kuwait for taking the picture.

The company she worked for also fired her husband, David Landry.

" Maytag's Silva said the decision to terminate Silicio's and Landry's employment was made by the company." The Times reports, "But he said the U.S. military had identified "very specific concerns" about their actions. Silva declined to detail those concerns.

"They were good workers, and we were sorry to lose them," Silva said. "They did a good job out in Kuwait and it was an important job that they did."

'Very specific concerns' indeed. Two people doing their job well becomes pretty meaningless compared to the important task of hiding the price of war from the American public, I guess.

Silicio took the photo to honor the fallen, as anyone who read the accompanying article in the Times would quickly understand. The treatment she has received in return dishonors her effort, their service and every American who values the truth.

More: via Corrente, contact info for Mercury Air Group, the owners of Maytag. And a phone number (310-827-2737). And a fax number (310-827-6528).

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