Mau Mauing the Marines

GOP USA ^ | 22 November, 2004 | J. King

[Conspiracy Guy]

Glad the author gets it.

[Max Combined]

Well written article. Thanks for posting it.

[The Right Stuff]

You are welcome. Sites is heavily backtracking now, saying that he is "unbiased". We'll see!

[SE Mom]

Well done. Sites is detestable.

[The Right Stuff]

Thanks!

[SittinYonder]

I maintain it is not an incriminating video. I fail to see what the Marine did wrong. For the video to be incriminating he had to have committed some wrongdoing. With the situation what it is over there - terrorists playing possum for a last chance to kill a few of our guys before they go to allah - anyone screwing around (faking dead) gets shot in the head.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

A few days ago I saw the 1942 classic thriller, SABATEUR, starring Robert Cummings.

Even in 1942, the news media, this time a radio broadcast crew, were collaborating with America's enemies.

I urge everyone to view the movie, especially because it concerns homeland security.

[The Right Stuff]

I agree, he did nothing wrong, but the photog had to know the PR effect of the film when he released it.

[Smokin' Joe]

I do not think Sites expected the backash this has earned him. God Bless our Marines, especially the one catching Hell over this.

[facedown]

Is Mr. Sites an antiwar zealot who tried to harm the troops and dampen their mission?

Yes.

[SittinYonder]

When this first came out I debated this a lot and took up for Sites - he was just a reporter whose camera was on was my initial take on it. Then I googled him and found his blog which made me a little uneasy about the stance I'd taken and then I found the imagesagainstwar web site, and I could've kicked myself. In the end, I think Sites probably sold it to his editor as "must see TV" where a US Marine "executes" an iraqi.

[Conspiracy Guy]

The video is not incriminating to a thinking rational person. But that excludes a lot of the world. The Marine should get a medal not a review.

[Ginifer]

When you have an agenda, then you only show those pictures and video's that enhance your position. Sites knew full well what he was doing.

He said this in his statement "I offered to hold the tape until they had time to look into incident and begin an investigation -- providing me with information that would fill in some of the blanks."

Translation: As long as you give me an exclusive I might consider not releasing the footage, but since the military wouldn't work with me, I knew I had to act fast in order to be the "star" reporter. Now I will be in high demand for any/all MSM who want me to push the anti-military, anti-war, anti-American sentiment that we as liberals want to portray to the world.

[AmericanChef]

-"Mr. Sites muses "I am not a military or an American cheerleader..."

...or an objective, principled journalist, so what I am is an anti-military, anti-American writer WITH an objective.

[Kerfuffle]

I support the Marine here, although I think there's too much bashing of the photographer going on.

[yankeedame]

The Marine should get a medal not a review.

Oh, I agree! Giving the actions of this marine a "review" is an unspoken impression given (by the brass hats) that the poor fellow just may, possibly be guilty of the MSM charges.

(sigh) Where's George Patton when you need him?

[Texas Deb]

Excellent article - thanks for posting.

[Conspiracy Guy]

If we had had unfettered MSM embeds during WWII we would, either still be fighting or we would have lost. This is beyond ridiculous.