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2004-08-09 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Angie Schultz 2004-08-09 11:34:20 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 1) The two pictures were taken from the same spot; what the hell were they doing, attending a jihadi press conference???

2) The AP and Reuters are working for the enemy; but that's nothing new.

3) The fact that these photographers were even alive to take the pictures, and not whacked beforehand.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-08-09 12:00:39 PM|| 2004-08-09 12:00:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The AP and Reuters are working for the enemy; but that's nothing new.

It may not be new, but it pissed me off. That's what I found wrong with the pictures. Not one, but two photographers (at least) are eagerly snapping while Americans are being targetted. (In fact, if there wasn't a phalanx of photogs there, maybe Mr. Jihadi would've found something else to occupy his time.)

In previous wars, was it usual for American news services to run photos like this? That's not a rhetorical question; I'm genuinely curious. Did American newspapers run pictures from photographers travelling with the VC?

Posted by Angie Schultz 2004-08-09 12:18:17 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2004-08-09 12:18:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Did American newspapers run pictures from photographers travelling with the VC?

Apart from Hanoi Jane, I can't recall any.

Posted by Xbalanke 2004-08-09 12:32:50 PM|| 2004-08-09 12:32:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 That's not a rhetorical question; I'm genuinely curious. Did American newspapers run pictures from photographers travelling with the VC?

Until ~1965 it was generally taboo for the American press to report about the doings of an armed enemy, especially stories written sympathetically. That wall was torn down by a communist Australian journalist whose name escpapes me at the momemt. He was a reporter for a London paper. He filed stories while following the Viet Cong, and at some point the NY Times picked up the story and ran it. From there you can mark the point the American press started being sympathietic to the communists in Viet Nam.

As a matter of fact until the mid '80s very few political stories for the leftinternational stories made it to the wire services without being embargoed by American wire service editors. My guess would be the NY Times broke this practice as well. The internet most likely wrecked what was left of that embargo.

Posted by badanov 2004-08-09 12:54:14 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-08-09 12:54:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's not the picture taking (documenting war) that bothers me; it's the sneaking suspicion that some photographers from AP, Reuters, et al would not lift a finger to spare a Westerners' life, but would jump as high as demanded to prove their "fairness" to those who do not value such a notion.

Posted by jules 187 2004-08-09 1:06:49 PM|| 2004-08-09 1:06:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 someone needs to snipe the camera men , that'll soon stop em filming

Posted by Shep UK 2004-08-09 1:15:12 PM|| 2004-08-09 1:15:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The picture I get is all those stray RPG rounds landing on civilians,much like the situation that happened in Liberia.

Posted by crazyhorse 2004-08-09 1:52:32 PM|| 2004-08-09 1:52:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 That wall was torn down by a communist Australian journalist whose name escpapes me at the momemt.

Wilfred Burchett. His protege was Peter Arnett.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-08-09 2:13:18 PM|| [http://www.polipundit.com] 2004-08-09 2:13:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Question, is there a backblast from an RPG? If so that cameramans in a bad spot if the guy fires.

Posted by Yank 2004-08-09 2:15:01 PM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-08-09 2:15:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Wilfred Burchett. His protege was Peter Arnett.

Thanks! That's the guy! And thanks for the info on Arnett. I didn't know that.

Posted by badanov 2004-08-09 2:29:52 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-08-09 2:29:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Too bad the long bow didn't see the RPG'r and straif the photographer in the process.

Posted by 2% 2004-08-09 3:23:35 PM|| 2004-08-09 3:23:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Anybody know the range of these shoulder fired RPG''s?

Sure looks to me like the chopper''s way up and away.

Posted by Norman Rogers 2004-08-09 17:56|| 2004-08-09 17:56|| Front Page Top

#13 1) Helicopter is out of range.

2) Backblast area isnt clear.

3) I dont see a round on the end of the launcher.

4) Photographer is actually watching an attack on a helicopter by an unlawful combatant and not sayign a dmaned thing.

Posted by Oldspook 2004-08-09 21:30|| 2004-08-09 21:30|| Front Page Top

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