Don’t Broadcast POWs, French General Says
<i> Reuters</i>
PARIS — France’s chief military spokesman asked French television stations Tuesday not to show Baghdad-supplied film of allied pilots in Iraqi hands.
“One should really ponder the exploitation of Iraqi film showing men who have suffered a lot and been treated in an intolerable fashion,” Brig. Gen. Raymond Germanos told a press briefing. He said the issue would become even more acute for French families if any French aviators were captured in the gulf.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
