Re: The right to know: (was CNN morons.)

[Jon Gabriel]

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Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:57:22 +0100
Dan Minette wrote:

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Subject: Re: The right to know: (was CNN morons.)

Another topic was about Operational Security--we're certainly not the
only people watching the "show".  The bad guys can use the pictures

as


up to the minute targeting information.  I would think the on-scene
comanders just gotta HATE this.

http://www.johnringo.com/popadjfire.htm

Andy
Dawn Falcon



Precisely!  Thanks.



But, the on-scene commander controls the feed.  From looking at when we do
and don't get picture, and when there is and is not a background, I'm
guessing that the US military has set forth very strict rules and that the
local commanders have both general orders and discretion in applying those
orders.  My personal guess is that less information than we think is
available from the feeds.

But there is also that very nice opportunity for planting crucial 
misinformation. I mean if I were commander in chief I'd really take 
advantage of the manyfold possibillities for misinforming my enemy. So 
allowing in the media can be a double edged sword.
It's a double edged sword in other ways as well.  Much fuss has been made in 
the US national media in the last few months about how Pres. Bush has not 
'sold' this war to either the American people or the world.  Now, as both 
Iraqi and coalition casualties are shown live on screen we may see more and 
more voices join the protests.  Print and electronic reporters are changing 
the nature of how wars are fought -- that much is certain.

There was a riot in Spain during a protest yesterday.  Saw the footage on 
CNN this morning. Protests are scheduled around NYC today, including a 
'die-in' at Rockefeller Center outside the Today Show window and roving 
groups of human traffic obstructions down near Wall Street.   Any protesters 
that block NYC traffic are probably putting themselves at serious risk.  
Would have been safer to declare themselves Red Sox fans in the middle of 
the 'Bleacher Creature' section of Yankee Stadium. :)
Jon

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