I agree that Reuters is a liberally-biased reporting service, but the gist of the article is interesting. Journalists, like the REd Cross, traditionally ejoy some measure of protection on a battlefield. That measure of protection is due in part to their (traditionally) going unarmed. CNN using armed journalists is like the Red Cresent using ambulances as attack vehicles, in that soldiers can no longer assume a journalist is NOT an enemy combatant.
Geraldo was packing, don't you think? Wouldn't you?