8th journalist slaying sparks media retreat

Boston Globe ^ | November 28, 2001 | David Filipov and Mark Jurkowitz with Ellen Barry , Globe Staff

[Cincinatus' Wife]

DASHTI QALA, Afghanistan - Several major media organizations pulled out of northern Afghanistan yesterday following the shooting death of a Swedish television correspondent as he slept in a guest house compound in Taloqan.

The BBC, known for its global coverage, pulled out its team, as did the major US broadcast networks. Reporters for Reuters exited, and spokesmen for the Associated Press and the Washington Post indicated that their reporters were planning to leave the region.

[arkfreepdom]

I guess the freedoms those "freedom-fighters" are fighting for don't include freedom of the press.....morons.

[freedomcrusader]

Idiots. I'd have left as soon as I heard of the first death. These bozos wait until the eighth. Duh.

[OldFriend]

Notice that comment that Afghanistan, AFTER the fall of the Taliban could return to lawlessness...........excuse me....are they saying that when the Taliban were in power there was lawFULness!!!!!!!!

[meridia]

Huh?

The Wild West?

Do ya mean ta say them FREEDOM FIGHTERS [sic] no longer appeal to Reuters, et al?

It's absolutely appalling that so many lives were lost thus far -- I mean, really! Have so many press members been murdered in any earlier conflict, much less in SO short a time.

Those Taliban/al-Qaeda are ANIMALS.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I guess they found out war is hell.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

.morons.

Is Geraldo heading out?

[ArcLight]

God bless those brave journalists. Stick close to the Marines, you guys, and keep your heads down!

[y2k_citizen]

send in brokow, peter and dan

[Cincinatus' Wife]

These bozos wait until the eighth. Duh.

I guess there are a lot of wanna-be reporters waiting in the wings for the big bucks and you never know, a good war might propel them to stardom.

[1Old Pro]

Is Whoraldo Rivera over there?? Just wondering.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Huh? The Wild West?

Yeah, well they don't venture to middle America if they can help it.

[OldFriend]

These current 'journalists' just don't get it!!! They are out there doing Whorealdo immitations completely out of touch with the realities of WAR. Perhaps we could send Leaky Leahy over to demand an explanation for the killings.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yes, I saw him wearing little glasses with red lenses. He's hard to miss.

[randog]

How long before they demand that the US provide protection?

[Publius6961]

Sounds to me like any correspondent who goes over there without packing is an idiot...
Wait, I am repeating myself.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

How long before they demand that the US provide protection?

Maybe they did. Why should our troops run the risk of dying because they have to baby-sit a reporter?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I think Geraldo has his own chartered helicopter now!

Probably goes back to Kabul every night!

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[gulfcoast6]

We will start getting news long distance now, they shall flee and then blam the USA.