Just damn.
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Posted on 09/12/2004 3:55:33 PM PDT by Flavius
A PALESTINIAN television journalist was killed today as he was giving a live report to camera on deadly clashes between US forces and insurgents in the heart of the Iraqi capital.
Residents of his home town in the West Bank watched in horror as Mazen al-Tomaisi, who worked for Saudi television Akhbariya and for the pan-Arab satellite channel Al-Arabiya, went down.
Mr Tomaisi, 28, was killed when a US helicopter fired missiles on a mob which had gathered round a US tank in Baghdad that had been set ablaze in a car bomb attack, one of a string of bombings across the capital today.
Blood spattered across the cameraman's lens and screams were heard by viewers of the Al-Arabiya report.
Mr Tomaisi, from the West Bank town of Idna, is the fourth Palestinian journalist killed in Iraq.
An Iraqi cameraman and an Iraqi photographer were also slightly wounded by flying shrapnel during the attack.
An Iraqi official later said a total of 13 people were killed, including two children, and 55 were wounded during the battle in Haifa Street, a suspected bastion of Saddam Hussein loyalists, where insurgents and US troops clash regularly.
The US military said four soldiers were also wounded.
Just damn.
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A journalist covering the Wrong Story at the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time.... just a little ironic.
I hope he profits from this lesson. I know I did.
a mob on the way to a "wedding" i suppose
Yes, you can see blood spattered camera lens.
Oh well....! Another job opening at Al Jazzy TV!
Hey this is a start. Any chance we can get Dan Rather assigned to the field in Iraq?
We think need to increase our productivity in this area, a mere four is insufficient.
was it as good as the HEMOSS leader taking a direct hit in his wheelchair
Q: What do you call a journalist killed on camera by the US Armed Forces?
A: A good start!
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2344711
Palestinians don't exist.
"Thank God, I am sick of seeing these AHs dance on our vehicles."
That's the first thing I thought, too. Memo to dancing idiots - stay away from our disabled vehicles, period. Veddy, veddy dangerous. Capeche?
"Witnesses saw an angry mob pelt the burning tank with stones and dance around the armoured vehicle as one man climbed on top, waving a black flag emblazoned with the name of Zarqawi's group Tawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War), while veiled women ululated."
Terms of War:
Waving of Battle Flag = Dance of Death
During battle, always try to demoralize the enemy by taking out their guideon first.
My analysis of the available photos suggest the gathering was a post wedding party milling around a small fire roasting weenies when some of the weenies exploded. Fortunately the US mil arrived quickly on the scene to hose the surrounding area down, thereby saving a bag of Iraqi marshmallows. The imported arab condiments were not so lucky.
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