" Limbaugh and his callers rightly noted that the media didn't have any problem repeatedly showing the gory visage of our dead, nude soldiers being dragged throughout the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. Did "dignity" or concern for the soldiers' families come into play? Of course not! And just a few short months ago, the American cable news channels provided immediate, on-site coverage (via Israeli TV) of the aftermath of grisly suicide-bomber attacks. Shocked American viewers were subjected to vivid, almost surreal, coverage of bloody body pieces strewn all over the place, and without adequate warning."
Repeated over and over and over again without warning during prime time.
Why the double standard?
Where do you draw the line?
To encounter our enemies on their turf, we must abandon our complacent "it can't happen to us" worldview. The video is important to depict what Americans are up against.
Watch Jay Leno tonight to get a read on where the "War on Terrorism" stands. It's all jokes about it. Americans do not take this stuff seriously and still view the violence as something that happens to someone else. Why are we going to perpetuate this myth by suddenly developing scruples about when violent images are appropriate?