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2005-04-06 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2005-04-06 9:38:17 AM|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Where is Eason Jordan when you need him? Anyone know what station the guy reported for?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-04-06 11:15:12 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:15:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "How can you shoot a reporter?"

"It's easy! You just don't lead them as much!"

Posted by BH 2005-04-06 11:19:53 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:19:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Iraqi freelance cameraman who works for CBS News was shot and wounded on Tuesday in northern Iraq by U.S. troops who mistook his camera for a weapon, the U.S. military and CBS News said. The cameraman and reporter suffered minor injuries when he was shot while covering a firefight for CBS in Mosul, CBS News said. It asked that the man's name not be reported for his protection.

A CBS reporter, so does that count as a enemy combatant?

Posted by Steve 2005-04-06 11:23:53 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:23:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Why do these guys keep pointing objects at our troops engaged in a firefight? Is this what Darwin was talking about?

Posted by Matt 2005-04-06 11:26:39 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:26:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Tne news last night said he was an Iraqi free-lancer working for CBS

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-06 11:26:55 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:26:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 U.S. troops who mistook his camera for a weapon,

Cameras are weapons.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-04-06 11:36:21 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:36:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Why not paint the video gear DayGlo?

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2005-04-06 11:47:54 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:47:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 We need the Sympathy Meter graphic for this post; mine's registering zero.

Or a Darwin graphic, as this seems to be natural selection at work: pointing anything even remotely resembling a weapon at soldiers during a firefight is pretty stupid.

Posted by Dave D. 2005-04-06 11:49:01 AM|| 2005-04-06 11:49:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 A CBS reporter, so does that count as a enemy combatant?

Damnit, Steve... That's MY line...

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-06 12:05:41 PM|| 2005-04-06 12:05:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 It's a start.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-04-06 12:39:26 PM|| 2005-04-06 12:39:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 #7 Why not paint the video gear DayGlo?

Because then they'd paint RPGs DayGlo to match making things more dangerous for our troops. Better to get tripods and tell them if they're gonna point the camera they better get away from it rather than keeping it on their shoulder pointed at the troops.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-04-06 12:43:36 PM|| [http://rjschwarz.com] 2005-04-06 12:43:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Damn they missed the lawyer?

If I was a reporter I would get the hell out of dodge when the bullet start flying, the guy is more accurately described as a propagandist if he was a freelancer for Cee Bee S

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-04-06 12:44:50 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-04-06 12:44:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Looks to me like he was embedded with the Terrorist cell...

Better examine his camera (and the video/film therein) it might contain footage of their hideout and planning.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-04-06 12:49:31 PM|| 2005-04-06 12:49:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Dave D. - better have your Sympathy Meter calibrated. Mine's registering minus 10. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-04-06 1:10:25 PM|| 2005-04-06 1:10:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Looks to me like he was embedded with the Terrorist cell...

They said he works for CBS, not the AP.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2005-04-06 1:11:30 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-04-06 1:11:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Maybe we need an "animosity" meter too.

Posted by Matt 2005-04-06 1:29:48 PM|| 2005-04-06 1:29:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 ... and See-BS joins AP on the list of parties known to be engaged in "Solicitation of murder".

Posted by Dishman 2005-04-06 1:53:52 PM|| 2005-04-06 1:53:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 The cameraman and reporter suffered minor injuries when he was shot while covering a firefight for CBS in Mosul, CBS Newssaid. It asked that the man's name not be reported for his protection.

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-06 1:56:49 PM|| 2005-04-06 1:56:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Want to bet his name starts with Mohammad?

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-04-06 2:27:20 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-04-06 2:27:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Wondered what Dan Rather has been doing lately.

Posted by RWV 2005-04-06 2:50:22 PM|| 2005-04-06 2:50:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 to qoute a popular country song ... "my give a damn's busted" ...

Posted by legolas 2005-04-06 3:46:21 PM|| 2005-04-06 3:46:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 He who hangs with the bulls gets the horns.

Posted by Captain America 2005-04-06 7:12:11 PM|| 2005-04-06 7:12:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 He who hangs with the bulls gets the horns.

Posted by Captain America 2005-04-06 7:14:49 PM|| 2005-04-06 7:14:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 what happens if you hang with the bulls?

Posted by WOT? 2005-04-06 10:12:22 PM|| 2005-04-06 10:12:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 They'll rip you another one.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-04-06 10:41:21 PM|| 2005-04-06 10:41:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 ...twice

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2005-04-06 11:19:25 PM|| 2005-04-06 11:19:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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