WANNABE SOLDIERS

New York Post ^ | 3/31/02 | John Ringo

[JAWs]

THIS is a story about Wannabes - you know, people who "want to be" something special and unique. There are SEAL wannabes and Green Beret wannabes. The Palestinians are soldier wannabes.

They have several pictures of dead Palestinian terrorists, at least one of which is a "before and after."

[lavaroise]

This whole Arafat thing is turning into an imature farce... from non other than Bill Clinton, of course.

[Crowcreek]

"I saw a video of this engagement yesterday on the news. This guy's fall was coincidental with a rifle report. He immediately began bleeding. Can't say if it was a direct, aimed shot versus a ricochet; but it definitely wasn't a staged photo shoot"

The Pali bullet-spraying event was posed/staged/planned, IMO, but the anguish on the face of the guy in the aftershot shows they weren't expecting any serious return fire.

Ricochets can kill cleanly, can't rule it out -- but I think a rifleman squeezed one off from an elevated position.

[Britton J Wingfield]

Some of the vets here on FR say they'd love to get back into combat (SOME, not all).

I mostly see vets itching to just do something, anything to help. Feeling helpless sucks, especially after you've been trained and accustomed to be able to react to a crisis.

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

The Pali bullet-spraying event was posed/staged/planned, IMO, but the anguish on the face of the guy in the aftershot shows they weren't expecting any serious return fire.

Your idea makes sense. I hadn't considered that maybe the Pali's got surprised by return fire during a photo-shoot.

[RaceBannon]

Great Post!