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U.S. troops hope Afghanistan sacrifices not in vain


Ok, so you can't speak for those troops, because you never served in Iraq, in the military. Thanks for clearing that up.

I view journalists the same way that Sherman did:

"I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast.”

With a few exceptions, that's the same level of journalism that exists today.
 

this view is so the lies of war would never be heard. what is done in the dark rooms should stay there with the bodies. is that what you are saying.

you don't like people who tell the truth about what you guys do on purpose and by accident.

the chlldren's playground hit by a stray missile was just one of those things the military does not like tossed in their faces. the colapsed wing on the hospital another. the bombs that missed the target and hit civilian homes where there were families at home.

you don't like those kind of stories. maybe you did not have to take the pictures of the remains in the streets. maybe you just drove by patting yourself on the back for the great kill.

no the military does not like the reporter. they spit on them. they kick dirt on them. they cower when the journalists tell the truth about what really goes on in the glorious military.

why do i have such a low opinion of the military because i saw just what hell you bring in the name of glory.

death and destruction is the trademark. all the time patting your back and waving your little flags while 100's of thousands perish.

go ahead hate me. i know the truth and you don't scare me in the least. like wild dogs you run in packs as the animals that you become once signed on.

the journalist is the truth. the military is the lie.
 


Excellent post Katie, if not for the free press we would not have a free Democracy. If we did not have a free Democracy, what would we use as our reason for occupying other countries that never attacked us?
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Churchill was a War Correspondent
 
Catawba said:
Excellent post Katie, if not for the free press we would not have a free Democracy. If we did not have a free Democracy, what would we use as our reason for occupying other countries that never attacked us.
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I concur!......
 
I agree great post Katie....:2wave:
 
Catawba said:
Excellent post Katie, if not for the free press we would not have a free Democracy. If we did not have a free Democracy, what would we use as our reason for occupying other countries that never attacked us.
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B L Zeebub said:
I concur!......
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the truth is that the military would hide all such action from the people. they would cover up all sorts of wrongs. they can't do that as easily with us hanging around. we are the force that keeps them as honest as we can.

the journalists do this without guns. it is done from cars and vans and we are as close to the shelling as the military is. i have had bullets fly my way. i have been burned by explosions. i have seen journalists hit by fire from both sides. the journalists break their backs to try and tell these stories.

it is also the journalist that tells the stories of heroes. the tell the story of the brave troops that died. it is not all one sided. the military does not mind the good side. but when you have the mishaps and nasty things on film they are not our friends.
 

Your dedication and your professionalism is greatly appreciated Katie..thanks for your bravery.
 
apdst said:
What unit did you serve in? Because, this is one of those occasions, that if you were there, you have no place to judge them. Did you serve in Iraq? If you didn't, you're talking out of your ass.
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Moderator's Warning:
IT issued a "final warning" in post #289. From here on, any and all violations will net you a thread ban at the least...like this post did.
 
goldendog said:
Your dedication and your professionalism is greatly appreciated Katie..thanks for your bravery.
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I also concur. Without you and your fellow journalists, we are not truly free!
 
To quote another brave war journalist Kate Adie "up until 12yrs ago we never,ever,wore flak jackets or helmets, but now the nastiness has got worse"
 
B L Zeebub said:
To quote another brave war journalist Kate Adie "up until 12yrs ago we never,ever,wore flak jackets or helmets, but now the nastiness has got worse"
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this is true i have all my gear. i have been glade to have that gear many times. when i first started i was covering more guerrilla warfare where it is on the ground. there is so much more air power used today as well.

i have been surprised by how good some of the targeting can be. but not all.
 
I just have the faded scars, and thankfully the memories have faded as well.
 





:lol: I'll pray for you.
 




Questions.


1. Are you no longer an American citizen? How did you do this?

2. Do you hold your new home country (france?) at ll culpable for using the oil for food program as a giant embezzelment scheme, in fact partially causing the war in Iraq?



Thank you.
 
wow! a 2 yr old baby girl, i'm sure you will love her very much.
 






I learned to hate them in the 1st Gulf war.... I would do everything, I mean everything to make sure my picture was not taken.... Sometimes it wasn't very pleasant... I hate the press.
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
I learned to hate them in the 1st Gulf war.... I would do everything, I mean everything to make sure my picture was not taken.... Sometimes it wasn't very pleasant... I hate the press.
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I have to disagree with you and Sarge here, sir. The press, while annoying sometimes, has helped bring to light many leaders and soldiers who have commited war crimes and performed poorly.

Abu Ghraib?
Steven Green?
Michael Steele?

Plus much of the press has provided many, many good press releases about things we did over there. I had embedded press more than once and the stories that were published were always positive in nature and really good PR for the Army and my unit.
 
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Catawba said:
Excellent post Katie, if not for the free press we would not have a free Democracy. If we did not have a free Democracy, what would we use as our reason for occupying other countries that never attacked us?
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yeah, she bashes the military with outright lies, ignoring the atrocities of the savages....


You and GD thank her for this? Telling, very telling.
 





Can you link to one story you have published telling the stories of "heros", you sound just like that flat rachael corey... :lol:
 




I just remember them trying to "Catch" stories that never happened....
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
I just remember them trying to "Catch" stories that never happened....
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I didn't see much of that. In fact, I know of a very, very prominent CNN reporter that was privy to an incident by a U.S. Army unit that caused a lot of civilian casualties that he chose NOT to report. I won't mention his name, but his nose is crooked and he's australian.
 




:lol: we had different luck then.... :shrug:
 
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