Shoot the Reporter

[gilliam]

From Mudville Gazette

Sniper training reveals targeting guidance. Some excerpts:

Killing Doctors and Chaplains is suggested as a means of psychological warfare.

If you see a line of soldiers, kill the one you think is the officer. Then, shoot the communications officer - then the machine gunner - then the doctor - if he’s there, you’ll know by the red cross on his arm.

(Shoot)… the reporter carrying the camera. First because the camera can be used as binoculars; second, it is the most difficult thing to hide the death of a reporter in Iraq.

In light of the targeting journalist line we’ll expect a lot of coverage of this in the NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, etc. No doubt Reporters Without Borders is preparing a thoughtful response even as you read this.

Oh, that’s terrorist training? Never mind.

More at Fourth Rail and DefenseTech.

The Word Unheard takes on Linda Foley’s targeting journalists accusations.

 

[wabrams]

From Mudville Gazette

Sniper training reveals targeting guidance. Some excerpts:

Killing Doctors and Chaplains is suggested as a means of psychological warfare.

If you see a line of soldiers, kill the one you think is the officer. Then, shoot the communications officer - then the machine gunner - then the doctor - if he’s there, you’ll know by the red cross on his arm.

(Shoot)… the reporter carrying the camera. First because the camera can be used as binoculars; second, it is the most difficult thing to hide the death of a reporter in Iraq.

In light of the targeting journalist line we’ll expect a lot of coverage of this in the NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, etc. No doubt Reporters Without Borders is preparing a thoughtful response even as you read this.

Oh, that’s terrorist training? Never mind.

More at Fourth Rail and DefenseTech.

The Word Unheard takes on Linda Foley’s targeting journalists accusations.

Geez, I wonder were they learned to do that?

 

[gilliam]

wabrams:

Geez, I wonder were they learned to do that?

Fighting the Russians in Afghanistan.

 

[Richardols]

gilliam:

Fighting the Russians in Afghanistan.

And who in Afghanistan would have taught the Muj that? Charlie India Alpha, maybe?

 

[gilliam]

Richardols:

And who in Afghanistan would have taught the Muj that? Charlie India Alpha, maybe?

Maybe, and maybe not. It would be pure speculation unless someone who is an expert on the inner workings of al-Qaeda during that period can tell us. Afraid, I am not a historian of that period of al-Qaeda.

 

[vern_humphrey]

The war against the Soviets in Afghanistan is long over. I suggest Al Qaeda’s doctrine and training mauals are not really influenced by Soviet doctrine, but by their own experiece and inclinations.

They are, after all, terrorists. Terrorists seek to inspire terror. To terrorize the media would seem an effective strategy to them.

 

[Fitz]

I don’t want it to happen, but if they did kill the reporter then we wouldn’t have the same media bias we have now would we? We would be calling them the terrorists that they are and not insurgents.

 

[vern_humphrey]

Fitz:

I don’t want it to happen, but if they did kill the reporter then we wouldn’t have the same media bias we have now would we? We would be calling them the terrorists that they are and not insurgents.

Well, only after some serious soul-searching.

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