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2009-09-06 Fifth Column

AP picture of wounded Marine "sparks debate"

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Posted by gorb 2009-09-06 03:03|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Whoops, I got all upset and screwed up the category. Sorry.

Posted by gorb 2009-09-06 03:10|| 2009-09-06 03:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Methinks the AP journoturds in question need to be introduced to the ancient military tradition of the "blanket party".

Posted by RIcky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2009-09-06 03:39|| 2009-09-06 03:39|| Front Page Top

#3 bastards

Posted by newc">newc 2009-09-06 05:24|| 2009-09-06 05:24|| Front Page Top

#4 The AP not only published a ghoulish pic, they broke the terms they agreed to for the embedded reporter.

They shouldn't ever be allowed to embed again, and the AP reporter at the Pentagon should be banished.

Posted by Steve White 2009-09-06 07:45|| 2009-09-06 07:45|| Front Page Top

#5 This is operations. The war will be won or lost in the American living room as was Vietnam. Fifth columnists like Walter Cronkheit and the AP are the most valuable allies the enemy has. If the DoD had any sense they would bypass the AP and it's minions at the local papers and go directly to the people via unintermediated independent reporters like Yon, et. al.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-09-06 08:15|| 2009-09-06 08:15|| Front Page Top

#6 ...a case that illustrated the difficult decisions...

No, no, that decision isn't difficult at all if you ANY common sense.

Posted by Parabellum 2009-09-06 09:40|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-09-06 09:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Hope we get an Injured/killed AP reporter.

We can publish EVERY LITTLE DETAIL about their existence.

Google map of family house/parents, telephone numbers. The works.

We just want to spark debate.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-09-06 12:02|| 2009-09-06 12:02|| Front Page Top

#8 If the DoD had any sense they would bypass the AP and it's minions at the local papers and go directly to the people via unintermediated independent reporters like Yon, et. al.

They already do that here and here.

All you gotta do is to rewrite the story.

Posted by badanov 2009-09-06 12:11|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-09-06 12:11|| Front Page Top

#9 This AP photographer is a whore. Our local newspaper said she grappled with whether she should help the Marine or take the photograph. She made the decision to take the photograph. Bitch.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-09-06 12:15|| 2009-09-06 12:15|| Front Page Top

#10 The embed reporter said it was published for "social justice", code for the liberal anti-military agenda.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-09-06 12:23|| 2009-09-06 12:23|| Front Page Top

#11 "Why your organization would purposely defy the family's wishes knowing full well that it will lead to yet more anguish is beyond me," Gates wrote.

Certainly not "beyond" many of us. WAKE UP you rhino piece of kak.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-09-06 12:26|| 2009-09-06 12:26|| Front Page Top

#12 as Dr. Steve notes - she violated her embed agreement. Let her walk point on patrols or make her leave. Her higher-ups are the true whores for their Anti-American agenda. Remove all AP embeds, AP reporters from press conferences - remove their credentials from the military. What are they gonna do? Publish anti-military stories? Meh, like they aren't already?....just makes them more overt

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-09-06 12:27|| 2009-09-06 12:27|| Front Page Top

#13 I originally had a different comment, but I thought better of posting it. Rather than just remove all their embeds, remove their ability to do business in the United States.

Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick 2009-09-06 14:39|| 2009-09-06 14:39|| Front Page Top

#14 Broke a contract? Created mental distress? Where's a good tort lawyer before they make any reforms. /rhet question

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-09-06 15:48|| 2009-09-06 15:48|| Front Page Top

#15 Tom Curley and the wench that took the pics are human garbage scum. The decision was what brought home the most exposure for AP, the whores made their choice. As the cliche goes - we've established what they are, now it's just a matter of negotiating the price. Bad karma has a special move for people like this.

Posted by Broadhead6 2009-09-06 17:07|| 2009-09-06 17:07|| Front Page Top

#16 Ernie Pyle's ghost weeps.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-09-06 22:03|| 2009-09-06 22:03|| Front Page Top

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