This is not about terrorist propaganda, this is not about free speech, this is not about radicalizing the public – it’s about the truth.
American politicians, American media and most parts of the so called American public simply "sanitize" reality to they don’t have to face the ugly truth: their own soldiers and mostly innocent people die in this stupid war on terror.
Don’t look away! This is your war. You decided to invade Afghanistan and Iraq – now stand up to it and face the blood.
This is the 21st century – you won’t be able to hide such videos and censor images – like the return of your own dead soldiers.
But America has learned from the Vietnam experience – and all side are making HUGE efforts to keep the TV screens clean. Because shocking images can make people change their minds – but cool 3D animations with heroic videos – but no blood or gut hanging out – do not offend …