Billy, Now youve got the right idea! Silas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stuntman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "QuadPirate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Media in Iraq
> SHOOT THE F*ING PHOTOGRAPER ! > > The media has no business being "embeded" with the troops. Imagine if > today's media were around in WWII. D-Day would have been lost, and we all > would be speaking German. > > As a veteran with combat experience, I can tell you that you are not trained > to think, you are trained to react to threats. BTW This Marine's reaction to > a perceived threat was heightened by his previous experience. I wonder if > the reporter would have been as quick to publize the film if the so called > victim was booby trapped. > > YOU CANNOT REGULATE "RULES OF ENGAGEMENT" THROUGH THE MEDIA. Personally, I > wouldn't mind us turning one of these cities into glass, maybe the message > would stick. > > > Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do! > > Billy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stuntman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "QuadPirate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 4:35 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Media in Iraq > > > > Agreed, > > What seems to be missing is there have been Terrorists pretending to be > > wounded or giving up under a white flag, who have blown themselves up > > or shot our troops. > > When your enemy does this there is no room for error, if they move > > after being told not to... > > I wonder why this is considered worse than beheadings of civilians? > > Stuntman > > > > > >> > >> > >> This story that came out today about shooting an unarmed terrorist is > >> exactly why the media needs to stay out of the way and let our > > military take > >> care of itself. > >> Reporting this news to the Iraqi's and Americans only fuel the fire > > with the > >> Iraqi's. > >> This man should be held accountable for his actions but kept out of > > the > >> media it does more harm than good in my opinion. > >> > >> On another note calling this a cowardly act is probably right but > > coming > >> from people that are using car bombs and killing innocent bystanders > > like > >> women and children especially with no regrets is just insane. > >> > >> BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Tuesday it is investigating the > >> videotaped fatal shooting of a wounded man by a U.S. Marine in a > > mosque in > >> Fallujah. Iraqis condemned the act as "cowardice" and "something > > forbidden > >> in Islam." > >> > >> Mark > >> > > > > -- > > It's not the fall that hurts. > > Home page http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/ > > Graphics portfolio http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htm > > Domain space http://nw-in.com/index.html > > > > >
