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they killed him because he was taking footage of the wrong things. it was not an accident.
when you go to a place where the goverment is doing things that they do not want th world to see.. and you see it, and have the ability to show the world.. they kill you. simple as that.
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And did his video tape show anything the US didn't want shown? Has the US killed any of the other hundreds of reporters like that? Do you think some commander would be stupid enough give an order like that to a gunner?
That statement is almost as stupid as the "was there a warning shot?"
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Give it a bit of distance and it's an easy misstake to make. It's a bit negligent not to inform the incomming trrops about the camerateam in the area though.
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It's hard to inform the incoming troops that there's one cameraman when there's hundreds in the city roaming around.
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I can agree with that. Much military language is sanitized for reasons I can only assume are to expedite speaking. To us it often comes across as cold and unsympathetic. I received a lesson in this while in the Air Force.
Responding to a helicopter crash, I radioed in stating that there were 4 bodies in the wreckage. I was met with silence for a bit before I was answered with, "Correction, you mean there are four souls aboard?" When I returned to the base, I was informed by my supervisor and commander to never, ever again use the term "bodies" over the radio during an emergency.
Perhaps we are indoctrinated in these practices early until it becomes ingrained in us and the use of any other term besides "engaged" isn't even considered as an option.
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Also for troop moral. If anyone wants more understanding on this, read Black Hawk Down.
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One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"
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