Posted on 11/02/2006 6:50:48 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
As reported here, in a story airing on 'Today' of October 28th, NBC reporter Richard Engel delved into the most private concerns of US soldiers serving in Iraq. Engel queried one solider about his fears of dying in combat, or as he put it:
"You ever worry one day your number's gonna come up?"
Engel also drew soldiers out on their concerns as to the faithfulness of their loved ones back home, inviting them to discuss "the Jody," described by one soldier as "the guy who is back home with your wife or your girlfriend." Added Engel: "They worry and tell stories about soldiers going home to empty houses."
Maj. General William Caldwell, chief spokesman for the US military in Iraq, responded to the story today in the course of a conference-call interview. Gen. Caldwell, in Baghdad, took questions from media representatives in the United States including this NewsBuster, who invited the General to comment on Engel's story. Said General Caldwell:
"I don't think that's something that needs to be asked about. It really should not be in the public domain. I don't think these people should pry into people's personal lives."
As MRC's Tim Graham reported here, a recent profile of Engel in the Washington Post by Howard Kurtz quoted the NBC reporter as saying, "I think war should be illegal...I'm basically a pacifist."
For the full story of General Caldwell's interview, in which he touched on a number of issues concerning US efforts in Iraq, see this article at Cybercast News Service, a part of Media Research Center.
Today Show/NewsBusters ping to Today show list.
"How do you ask a man to be the last one to die for a LIAR?"
Hey...who needs Tokyo Rose when we have the US media to amplify their fears!
How appropriate that the stinking, lying, filty wretches in the MSM would attack the military where they might feel vulnerable. Nice to know they have something in common with the propagandists of WWII in Japan and Nazi Germany.
These b@st@rds make me sick. If anyone gets killed over there, real justice would decree that it's these media scum.
Every soldier worries about his family back home and worries about his own longevity. What they dont need is some peckerhead journalist pacifuist SOB emeffer getting in their face about it.
We have Baghdad Katie!
See, this is a bad question to ask, because it opens the way for the soldier to fire back "You ever worry one day one of us is gonna grease you?'
How would a reporter react to such personal questions about HIS life and fears I wonder.
I really like how Caldwell conducts himself. I remember one time when a reporter asked really stupid question. As he replied, you could see by his mouth that he was fighting to keep from bursting out laughing.
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