| Geraldo got owned. [message #11283] |
Wed, 02 April 2003 02:02   |
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JeffLee67
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Registered: February 2003
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You know, having been in Desert Storm myself, thank God I didn't have a reporter in my unit. I really dislike reporters and avoided them like the plague. The ones that did come around only wanted to ask us questions that they figured would garner them the most ratings. I got tired of hearing "don't you think this war is just about oil?". That comment by reporters really ticked me off. I spent several days with some of the Kuwaiti tankers around New Years and I can tell you, I wasn't fighting for oil, it was to help oust the Iraqi army from a country they attacked without provocation.
While I'll admit that I kinda like seeing some of the coverage on the war, I do believe that some of the reporters are drawing their own conclusions without waiting for the other side of the story. For instance, when they first reported that a unit shot and killed a bunch of women and children in a van that didn't stop at a checkpoint, all the reports were about it being a tragedy and an embarrassment to the US because the warning shot fired may have come too late. I thought to myself that their had to be more to the story than a bunch of over-zealous soldiers shooting at anything that came close to their checkpoint, sure enough we've recently found out that these Iraqi's were ordered to do this by the Iraqi regime.
I see no honor in what the Iraqi military is doing by using innocent women, children, and men to shield them from harm. When I was in Desert Storm I never shot any civilians, friendlies, or anyone who surrendered. It just goes to show you that this regime cannot be trusted and must be removed from power.
Sorry for getting off on a rant, now back to the original point. Peter Arnett has every right to his opinion, but he crossed the line when he put it on Iraqi TV for the whole world to see. This is called "giving aid and comfort to the enemy". And is a treasonous act. As for Geraldo, yes he made a big mistake by drawing a map (albeit a crude one in the sand) and giving a position away.
I used to watch CNN, but have recently switched to Fox News because they seem to be more fair and balanced.
In summation: CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS = BAD
Fox News Channel = GOOD
In a sea of liberal media, thank God there's at least one channel for a right-wing conservative like me.
JLee1967
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