Comments on: Iraq Terrorist Sniper Attack Footage Posted by Army Times http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/iraq-terrorist-sniper-attack-footage-posted-by-army-times Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:19:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Chris Johnys http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/iraq-terrorist-sniper-attack-footage-posted-by-army-times#comment-2236 Chris Johnys Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:06:46 +0000 /?p=875#comment-2236 You'd better get used to graphic images of death and injury in the media and on the web. There will be more and more of this sort of material around as the "war against terror" continues. If the US, UK and their allies continue to invade countries just because they disagree with the countries' leaders and imprison and torture people without trial then we can expect to see atrocities on our streets too - not just in the media. Here in the UK we now have a war metality as we are suffering in the aftermath of following the USA into Iraq - an illegal war which has killed thousands of civilians. One unavoidable consequence of war are the graphic images we see on the web and television. You’d better get used to graphic images of death and injury in the media and on the web. There will be more and more of this sort of material around as the “war against terror” continues. If the US, UK and their allies continue to invade countries just because they disagree with the countries’ leaders and imprison and torture people without trial then we can expect to see atrocities on our streets too - not just in the media.

Here in the UK we now have a war metality as we are suffering in the aftermath of following the USA into Iraq - an illegal war which has killed thousands of civilians. One unavoidable consequence of war are the graphic images we see on the web and television.

]]> By: Jonathan Murray http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/iraq-terrorist-sniper-attack-footage-posted-by-army-times#comment-2228 Jonathan Murray Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:25:13 +0000 /?p=875#comment-2228 You almost did the story an injustice when you lead with the line "the wounding of an American soldier". PFC Tschiderer sustained a bruise from the shot, thanks to the proper wearing of his body armor. The Army Times is happy to show a video of what started out as a terrorist training video, but resulted in an heroic tale of one soldier doing things the right way in the face of imminent danger. Aunty, please don't let your instinct to "mother" your readers overrule your objectivity. You almost did the story an injustice when you lead with the line “the wounding of an American soldier”. PFC Tschiderer sustained a bruise from the shot, thanks to the proper wearing of his body armor. The Army Times is happy to show a video of what started out as a terrorist training video, but resulted in an heroic tale of one soldier doing things the right way in the face of imminent danger.

Aunty, please don’t let your instinct to “mother” your readers overrule your objectivity.

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