Posted on 07/16/2006 6:07:57 AM PDT by tsmith130
Little Green Footballs notes one of the New York Times' "memorable photographs," which was taken by Times photographer Joao Silva. Silva was in the room with a “Mahdi Army” sniper who was trying to kill American soldiers:
The Times' commentary on the photo, by Assistant Managing Editor for Photography Michele McNally:
"Right there with the Mahdi army. Incredible courage."
We have written before about the wire services' use of Iraqi stringers who appear to be members of, or at the least friendly with, terrorist groups. This is a step beyond that, as Silva isn't just an anonymous stringer, but is a famous photographer under contract to the Times. And, as far as I can see from his web site, Silva's entire book, In the Company of God, is shot from the perspective of the insurgents. So he must have been quite comfortable in their company. Jeff Goldstein says:
Incredible courage? Well, far be it for me to question such self-congratulatory enthusiasm, but it seems to me that actual “incredible courage” would have entailed, say, Joao Silva getting word to US troops, or his bumrushing the sniper and beating him unconscious with a heavy telephoto lens.
Whereas what we’ve witnessed here is the product of dangerous opportunism in the service of plaudits and cocktail party invites.
It would have required courage to hang out with the Mahdi Army, if there were any likelihood that a member of the Iraqi "insurgency" would regard a representative of the New York Times as an enemy.
LOL! Good job!
Yup.
First page, above the fold.
You are correct.
Good point.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=4092439
A friend Lance Corporal Philip Martini was lost to a sniper in Anbar.
May his smile be remembered for all time.
Silva. the hottest fires of hell await you.
My money is on this photographer being a convert to Islam.
Anyone corroborate my gut feeling?
Imagine if there had been a Times photographer "hanging" with Lee Harvey Oswald up in the Texas Book Depository. Would such a photo have led to a Pulitzer prize or an indictment for aiding and abetting an assasination?
Can you imagine a similar sentiment ("incredible courage") from the NY Times if this was a Marine sniper shooting at terrorist insurgents? Me neither.
I agree. I also would not cry any tears if he became "collateral damage".
MEGA DITTOS to that!!!
What a burn...
What a burn...
It sure would be too bad if he was to have some kinda accident or sumtin'...
LOL! You're not a-kiddin', G.
Thanks for the correction.
I guess a US soldier should not feel bad blasting this terrorist sympathizer on the battle field given that info.
There is NO difference between this coverage and Jane Fonda sitting on an anti-aircraft gun in Vietnam.
These are the acts of traitors. Put them on trial and let them hang. Lord Haw Haw swung in England after WWII for such rhetoric.
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