1 posted on
03/10/2004 10:29:15 PM PST by
kattracks
To: kattracks
I don't mean to sound disingenuous to the journalists who died over there, but an increase of only 17 people in a year that we had a major war going on does not seem like a huge leap, nor does it seem that unexpected.
2 posted on
03/10/2004 10:32:54 PM PST by
RWR8189
(Its Morning in America Again!)
To: kattracks
...up sharply from the 19 killed in 2002 Let's consider how one of those 19 was killed:
And here Big Media places the blame of journalist deaths on President Bush's war in Iraq.
3 posted on
03/10/2004 10:45:37 PM PST by
weegee
('...Kerry is like that or so a crack sausage.')
To: kattracks
36?? Once again proving that Journalism, even in war times, is one of the safest occupation.
Now, protecting the Bill of Rights and specifically the right that journalists enjoy in the form of the first ammendment, is an extremely dangerous job.
Journalists should just thank GW Bush and our military for making their job so safe.
4 posted on
03/10/2004 11:05:00 PM PST by
tbeatty
To: kattracks
"The most dramatic story in terms of press freedom and journalist security is obviously Iraq," where 13 journalists were killed in the past year, Mrs. Cooper said. These included four killed by U.S. fire. D@mn! If we would have followed the Clinton Doctrine and depended solely on "cruise missile" strategy the press would never, ever have been "forced" into going to Iraq and risking their lives.
Sorry, no lack of compassion for the deceased reporters OR our gallant troops, performing their duties above and beyond, intended at all.
5 posted on
03/11/2004 12:02:18 AM PST by
EGPWS
To: kattracks
"Iraq war leads to increase in journalists killed"
And the problem is?
War is breaking things and killing people. If they are stupid enough to go around pointing shoulder mounted rocket looking thingys at people being shot at? Guess what, you are going to get your arse blown off.
Close quarter combat is instant, (pose an apparent threat, you will be summarily dealt with) not coffee break ethics.
6 posted on
03/11/2004 12:07:38 AM PST by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: kattracks
2003 was considerably better than 1994, the worst in the past decade, when 66 newsmen and women were killed.
7 posted on
03/11/2004 12:26:45 AM PST by
america-rules
(It's US or THEM so what part don't you understand ?)
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