[SHKMAN1212]

You know, I just realized that the situation with civies in Iraq is not so different from a hostage situation. The problem with the anti-war protesters POV is that they not only want to protest the police who are there to help the hostages, but they want to blame the police for every hostage that is shot by their captors.

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[goodnesswins]

The "problem with the anti-war protestors" is....THEY ARE STUPID.

[PhiKapMom]

Just heard this report myself. The Iraqi's that were part of Saddam's regime are the lowest form of human life. Nothing else could describe this shooting of innocent children. They need to be rounded up and let the parents of these children take care of them!

[goodnesswins]

Now....back to regular programming.....this is despicable.....and I'm emailing it to my "friends" who were so worried about us going to war in Iraq.

[finnman69]

Let the LW try and defend this garbage. Their rally this wekeend will set them back 20 years.

[Bluntpoint]

Make sure these kids get copies of the latest VHS releases of Garafalo, Sarandon and Clooney.

[bonesmccoy]

Yes, look up "Stockholm Syndrome" and do some reading on it.

It is a well known psychological condition.

Most of the liberal peaceniks have it (really!).

[KriegerGeist]

This will make it on the NBC-CBS-ABS-PBS-ETC...news broadcast tonight like the releace of the 100+ children from that prison in Baghdad....well, at least in my dreams...

[arkady_renko]

Thank God it is Dr. Bob doing this reporting. He is not exactly a right-wing nut. Some of these reports need to be archived and played over and over to remedy the likes of Fisk and the other crap coming out from the Left. From what I have read, the Doctors in Iraq HATED Saddam because they did not get proper medical supplies. Babylon has fallen, how great her fall.

A_R

[js1138]

It shouldn't take a brain surgeon to figure out who's the bad guy here.

[ibme]

I hope someone tapes this report!

[ibme]

I hope someone tapes this report!
There has been to many times when something comes out and then disappears.

[Bahbah]

Sending these reporters in with our troops was a stroke of genius.

[ibme]

Remember, this is the Left's favorite battle cry! "For the children"

[Carry_Okie]

For the children bump.

[TaxRelief]

Societal Stockholm Syndrome

"The term, Stockholm Syndrome, was coined in the early 70's to describe the puzzling reactions of four bank employees to their captor. On August 23, 1973, three women and one man were taken hostage in one of the largest banks in Stockholm. They were held for six days by two ex-convicts who threatened their lives but also showed them kindness. To the world's surprise, all of the hostages strongly resisted the government's efforts to rescue them and were quite eager to defend their captors. Indeed, several months after the hostages were saved by the police, they still had warm feelings for the men who threatened their lives. Two of the women eventually got engaged to the captors.

The Stockholm incident compelled journalists and social scientists to research whether the emotional bonding between captors and captives was a "freak" incident or a common occurrence in oppressive situations. They discovered that it's such a common phenomenon that it deserves a name. Thus the label, Stockholm Syndrome, was born. It has happened to concentration camp prisoners, cult members, civilians in Chinese Communist prisons, pimp-procured prostitutes, incest victims, physically and/or emotionally abused children, battered women, prisoners of war, victims of hijackings, and of course, hostages. Virtually anyone can get Stockholm Syndrome it the following conditions are met:

*Perceived threat to survival and the belief that one's captor is willing to act on that threat

*The captive's perception of small kindnesses from the captor within a context of terror

*Isolation from perspectives other than those of the captor

*Perceived inability to escape.

Stockholm Syndrome is a survival mechanism. The men and women who get it are not lunatics. They are fighting for their lives. They deserve compassion, not ridicule."

excerpted from Kathleen Trigiani (Barf alert) but I had to site it since it is copyrighted and she did write a nice easy-to understand explanation.

[areafiftyone]

He then said that the gunshots were all made by small caliber weapons that the U.S. Army does not have and, when he inquired further about the cause of the wounds, he was told by parents and hospital staff that the paramilitary forces were shooting kids on purpose to make it look like the U.S. forces were inflicting civilian casualties.

HEY PEACENIKS AND DUers DID YOU HEAR THAT???? Oh I forgot - the truth is U.S. propaganda to you guys!

[SarahW]

Well, it's still our fault, you know, the war caused it, not the people shooting the children.

/sarcasm

[Illbay]

Don't worry, Susan, Michael, Tim, Martin, Sean and the rest of you.

At least it's NOT IN YOUR NAME.