text: aren't you interested in seeing the story of the human cost of the war in iraq? people are being manipulated endlessly by bush.  one of the most disgraceful things about this war is the political ban on seeing the coffins that come home?  have we become such a callous society that we do not allow citizens to see the toll on loved ones, on the loss of our soldiers?  when is this madness going to end?  why aren't americans speaking out?  enough already!! colin powell himself admitted, back in 2003 that the u.s. military "doesn't even count civilian casualities". this is a typical attitude...it's amazing how many people have already forgotten about vietnam. ...which is why there is a politican ban on seeing coffins, etc. it's the same here in canada with our dead soldiers coming back from afghanistan in pine boxes. see, the rise in protest against vietnam is almost directly attributed to walter cronkite reporting the carnage night after night...it inflamed public opinion to the point where people started speaking out. this is what the neo-cons are afraid of with iraq and afghanistan.  americans aren't speaking out because most of them are afraid if they do homeland security is going to come knocking. which may be true, but is it better to sit back and do nothing or take a risk? remember, we let the nazis get away with terrible atrocities for a long time before we did anything about it. myself, i don't give a damn- i've been speaking out all my life and i'm either too old or too stubborn to stop now!