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This is different from how the US has traditionally handled things, however by Senor Barborito 03/14/2003, 1:50am PST
E. L. Koba wrote:

veronica wrote:

Senor Barborito wrote:

There's a fairly cynical (to rhetoric from both sides) kid with a very popular blog that he actually posts from inside Baghdad (an actual resident) whose opinions I want to hear. Hope I can dig up the link again soon . . . presumably he'll be out for a while, though, when all the wires get snipped.

--SB


He means this one. I think I actually originally got this link from Zseni.

v


Good stuff to know.

My link was more to counter the cartoon link. However, I don't reall see what the issue is with warning journalists that they may be bombed if they set up a transmitter. Shutting down enemy coms is very very important. If a journal is going to set up a satelite uplink, he should know that he is doing it at his own risk.


In Gulf War I we took the time to distinguish friend from foe before ordering a strike on the transmitter. This time all uncontrolled sources of information are viewed as hostile - I'm sorry, and I hate hate hate to use this word but that qualifies for the 'Orwellian' category.

--SB
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