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MAG WRITER HURT IN BAGHDAD BLAST - Weisskopf Loses Hand
New York Post ^
| 12/12/03
| AP
Posted on 12/12/2003 1:03:57 AM PST by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:17:49 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bomber; casualties; frontlines; handgrenade; hero; iraq; iraqaftermath; journalist; michaelweisskopf; terrorist; time; timemagazine; valor; warcorrespondents; warzone; weisskopf
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To: Fawnn
ROFL...good point!
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posted on
12/12/2003 3:06:28 AM PST
by
Fledermaus
(Fascists, Totalitarians, Baathists, Communists, Socialists, Democrats - what's the difference?)
To: kattracks
Must have played 'hot potato' alot as a kid!
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posted on
12/12/2003 3:07:24 AM PST
by
At _War_With_Liberals
(It's more than a lib/con thing- All 3 branches of govt colluded to limit the 1st amendment)
To: weegee
I thought it was Ware too. But he is busy touring the networks and receiving accolades for investigative reporting.
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posted on
12/12/2003 3:08:57 AM PST
by
At _War_With_Liberals
(It's more than a lib/con thing- All 3 branches of govt colluded to limit the 1st amendment)
To: kattracks
Showed good presence of mind, made his decision without hemming and hawing, and did his duty. Awful easy to get rattled, thing like that.
Lost his right hand, I see. An honorable wound. A proud thing.
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posted on
12/12/2003 3:09:36 AM PST
by
Iris7
("Duty, Honor, Country". The first of these is Duty, and is known only through His Grace)
To: kattracks
I can only imagine what the tenor of this thread would be if this had happened to a reporter who worked for a traditional conservative news outlet.
Folks, if a uniformed person had done this same thing, it would be Medal of Honor material.
BTW, I subscribe to the The Washington Times in case anyone is wondering.
To: leadpenny
"Folks, if a uniformed person had done this same thing, it would be Medal of Honor material."
A medal maybe, but not that medal.
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posted on
12/12/2003 3:22:56 AM PST
by
SBprone
To: weegee
I agree, Weisskopf's quick thnking saved his life and those of the others.
Maybe I sound heartless, but I cannot help but think that he, and his fellow journalists are somewhat responsible for these continuing attacks.
There was a story on the opening pages of AOL, about a young soldier who was wounded in Iraq. He said he would go back if he could, and described the positive things that were happening there. He mentioned that the media is not telling the American people of these things, and specifically mentioned the article in Time magazine.
Poetic justice?
To: kattracks
I wouldn't be surprised if Weisskopf was with the 101st due to the furor over the Ware and Bennett's article.
He and Nachtwey are clearly Time's A-team.
To: kattracks
Wow. He was very brave and quick-thinking to do that.
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posted on
12/12/2003 4:38:26 AM PST
by
veronica
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1036919/post-Screenwriting Contest thread/ATTN:FR writers)
To: VOA; MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
Thank you, VOA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"According to people he works with at Time, he picked up the grenade and tossed it out, losing his right hand in the process while saving four lives," the memo said.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prayers going out for Mr. Weisskopf, and all of our courageous, allied journalists in harm's way. Y
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posted on
12/12/2003 5:46:55 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
( "Our military is full of the finest people on the face of the earth." ~ Pres. Bush, Baghdad)
To: MediaMole
He was traveling with the 1AD not the 101st according to another thread
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posted on
12/12/2003 5:51:49 AM PST
by
boxerblues
(If you can read this.. Thank a Teacher..If you can read this in English ..Thank a US Soldier)
To: boxerblues
He was traveling with the 1AD not the 101st according to another thread My mistake.
To: kattracks; hchutch
How many people would just stare at the grenade until it went BOOM? Mr. Weisskopf had presence of mind. My hat's off to him.
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posted on
12/12/2003 5:56:17 AM PST
by
Poohbah
("Beware the fury of a patient man" -- John Dryden)
To: kattracks
A Time magazine reporter suffered severe shrapnel wounds and lost his hand when he tried to throw away a grenade tossed into a Humvee in which he was riding with a photographer and two GIs...Thank you, Mr. Weisskopf. That is one hell of a thing to do.
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posted on
12/12/2003 5:58:07 AM PST
by
Petronski
(Living life in a minor key.)
To: MediaMole
up problem, Im sure any unit would like to get ahold of the reporters who had information about those who are attaking them
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posted on
12/12/2003 5:59:40 AM PST
by
boxerblues
(If you can read this.. Thank a Teacher..If you can read this in English ..Thank a US Soldier)
To: cyncooper
The latest Weisskopf news ping.
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posted on
12/12/2003 6:03:30 AM PST
by
EllaMinnow
(I miss Chancellor Palpatine. Heck, I even miss Illbay.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Ragtime Cowgirl
Prayers going out for Mr. Weisskopf, and all of our courageous, allied journalists in harm's way
I agree with you in Mr. Weisskopf's case.
But just looking at their recent stories on Iraq, I can't help wondering if the grenade wasn't thrown into the humvee by another Time reporter on assignment with the terrorist insurgents.
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posted on
12/12/2003 6:32:30 AM PST
by
cc2k
To: kattracks; Ragtime Cowgirl
Healing prayers for Michael Weisskopf.
From this day on, I will remember his courage and the four lives he saved.
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posted on
12/12/2003 6:34:40 AM PST
by
RottiBiz
(Just a few dollars a month could end Freepathons.)
To: redlipstick
Thank you for the ping...
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posted on
12/12/2003 6:35:25 AM PST
by
cyncooper
("The evil is in plain sight")
To: VOA; leadpenny; tinacart; risk; sport; kristinn; tgslTakoma; Ragtime Cowgirl; Joy Angela; ...
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posted on
12/12/2003 7:07:54 AM PST
by
ALOHA RONNIE
(Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com)
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