We need to expose animals as animals.
Do you think that the WTC 9-11 Live coverage should have been pulled off the air to spare the families of those who were inside or close to the scene?
well, under your reasoning, we'd keep it a secret from that friend forever. fact is, that soldier ain't pinin' for the fjords.
there has been comment here that not showing it will somehow prevent such atrocities being filmed for propaganda purposes in the future. this shows no knowledge or propaganda or, really, of anything.
propaganda works both ways. it firms up the guys on your side, but it also increases the resolve of the guys on the other side. if chiraq were shown being publicly hanged, many here -- me among them -- would cheer. but those who support chiraq would probably not change their minds, would they? no, they would get madder.
the american response to this picture is far more likely to prevent iraq thinking it can exploit such images in the future.
what many here seem to have utterly backwards is their outrage. they seem less outraged that these atrocities took place than they are that they were photographed. what utter foolishness! what dangerous foolishness!
this isn't some frigging television show. it is the real thing. it is the first 20 minutes of "saving private ryan." and if it makes you barf up your breakfast all over your morning paper, well, there are people who are undergoing a lot worse, in your name and for your freedom.
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