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Reuters says U.S. troops obstruct reporting of Iraq
Reuters ^ | 9/29/05 | Barry Moody

Posted on 09/28/2005 8:42:11 AM PDT by Valin

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Geeezzzz! I'm left speechless. Well I COULD say two words, but that would get me banned.
1 posted on 09/28/2005 8:42:13 AM PDT by Valin
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To: Valin

Reuters is anti-American.


2 posted on 09/28/2005 8:44:24 AM PDT by new yorker 77 (FAKE POLLS DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO REAL VOTERS!)
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To: Valin

What do you call 66 Reuters journalists killed in a war zone crossfire?

A nice start.


3 posted on 09/28/2005 8:45:41 AM PDT by markedman (Islam = surrender, and we will NEVER surrender!)
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To: Valin

Reuters has it backward: reporters have obstructed fighting in Iraq.


4 posted on 09/28/2005 8:46:59 AM PDT by Democracy In Iraq (Iraq: Newest land of the free and home of the brave.)
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To: Valin

Considering how these jackasses have been misreporting the war and all, we can hardly blame the troops if their aim is off a little bit sometimes.


5 posted on 09/28/2005 8:47:12 AM PDT by skikvt
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To: Valin

If I were king, Reuters wouldn't have a reporter within 1,000 miles of Iraq. This organization long ago forfeited any moral right to complain about the quality of the information being disseminated about the war or the American effort in Iraq.


6 posted on 09/28/2005 8:47:32 AM PDT by Spok (Est omnis de civilitate.)
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To: Valin

Reuters - just another way to say Al Jazeera.


7 posted on 09/28/2005 8:47:32 AM PDT by Lexington Green (''The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.'' - Karl Marx)
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To: Valin
Dear Reuters:

Guys, this is a war. Remember WWII? You went where you were told to go, and were grateful for the access. If you got your @$$ shot off, well, people die in war. You looked the other way when Kennedy was "dating" women in the White House, you did the same for Bubba (a president with even less to recommend him special treatment), and you ignored a crippled FDR because it would hurt the war effort. But a Republican is President now, and gee, you want to front page every little blip!

Please, STFU or get out.

8 posted on 09/28/2005 8:47:53 AM PDT by 50sDad (Star Trek Tri-D Chess: http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~abartmes/tactical.htm)
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To: Valin

I trust the US military a lot more than any so called "journalist" especially one from Reuters.


9 posted on 09/28/2005 8:47:55 AM PDT by garyhope
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To: Valin
It's a war, moron. If you tag along with jihadis to film Americans being attacked, you will be shot at. If you wander into a firefight hoping to film Americans getting shot, you just might be hit. This is the first war I've ever seen where idiot "journalists" think they ought to be able to wander around a battlefield and be safe.
10 posted on 09/28/2005 8:49:25 AM PDT by colorado tanker (The People Have Spoken)
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To: Valin

Perhaps one of the most dangerous jobs in Iraq is manning a checkpoint. If you approach it quickly and don't pay strict attention to the troopers you WILL BE SHOT. The first round is often a 50 cal burst into the grill. If you don't stop the second burst is into the windshield. The idea is to kill the terrorists before they can get close enough to detonate a car bomb at the check point. There are signs everywhere that say DEADLY FORCE AUTHORIZED. If you can't obey the signs expect gunfire. I'd rather lose the occasional journalist than see our soldiers getting blown up because they hog tied by political correctness. I'd like to see one of these cretins stand at a checkpoint, wearing body armor in 120 degrees, while worrying if the next car is going to vaporize them.


11 posted on 09/28/2005 8:50:02 AM PDT by Casloy
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To: Democracy In Iraq

Cindy and croonies are harming our Troops. They are aiding the enemy with their hate of America.

God Be with our TROOPS and President.


12 posted on 09/28/2005 8:50:09 AM PDT by JFC ( I support my President and our Troops.)
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To: Valin

AT LAST, an interesting question from Reuters:

How do we distinguish between people whom Reuters chooses to anoint as "professional journalists" and "insurgents"?

Hmmmmmmm.....

OK, I give up. I just don't see any difference.


13 posted on 09/28/2005 8:50:53 AM PDT by pfony1
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To: skikvt

I suspect their aim is not all that "off."


14 posted on 09/28/2005 8:56:23 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Troubled by NOLA looting ? You ain't seen nothing yet.)
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To: JFC
Cindy and croonies are harming our Troops. They are aiding the enemy with their hate of America.

I remember this 1960's krap..I've often wondered what I would have done if the me "then" was the me of "now"..

Does anyone else wish to make up for being just a teen-ager, or a mislead young adult? SPEAK OUT!

We the People need to start demanding that traitors be silenced....this is not a freedom of speech issue. We can not allow the hateful anti-USA leftist get a stronghold..their foothold is already established.

15 posted on 09/28/2005 8:56:23 AM PDT by Iron Matron
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To: Casloy

"I'd rather lose the occasional journalist than see our soldiers getting blown up because they hog tied by political correctness."

Ditto to that!


16 posted on 09/28/2005 8:59:08 AM PDT by hsalaw
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To: Valin

Want to safeguard your "journalists?" Here's a tip: Stop hiring terrorists and stop embedding with the enemy.


17 posted on 09/28/2005 9:01:21 AM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: Valin
I think Michael Yon would beg to differ.

www.michaelyon.blogspot.com

As usual, Reuters gives the standard MSM one sided opinion. As if their opinion matters more than everybody else's.
18 posted on 09/28/2005 9:02:22 AM PDT by hiredhand (My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
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To: Valin

First of all, I'd like a ruling on all of this. Is this simply Reuter's opinion, or is it fact?!

Secondly, hey, when you decide to stick yourself in a war between terrorists and the US Military, let's just say that you are either fully understanding of the risks or should be a nominee for a Darwin award!


19 posted on 09/28/2005 9:04:44 AM PDT by Fruitbat
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To: 50sDad
Dear Reuters:

STFU!



:-)
20 posted on 09/28/2005 9:04:47 AM PDT by hiredhand (My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
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