[Uncledave]

"We have not concluded that U.S. forces have deliberately targeted journalists," Campagna said. "But we remain very concerned about whether U.S. forces are adequately working to insure that journalists who are civilians are not harmed in areas of conflict."

Here come the lawsuits. Families of killed journalists suing the military for inadequate protection against harm - in a war zone. sheesh.

[onevoter]

"We have not concluded that U.S. forces have deliberately targeted journalists," Campagna said. "But we remain very concerned about whether U.S. forces are adequately working to insure that journalists who are civilians are not harmed in areas of conflict."

Yeah, that's what we want. Instead of fighting to free Iraq or even watching the backs of their comrades, our troops first priority should be to protect the press - who, by the way, seem to hold our troops in nothing but contempt!

[Redbob]

"There have been 36 journalists and 18 support staff killed in Iraq since March 2003, said Joel Campagna, Middle East program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists. It has been determined that U.S. forces were responsible for 11 of the deaths, he said."

How many of those 11 were "journalists" for al-Jazeera, carrying a notepad in one hand and an AK-47 in the other?