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If it moves, hell, shoot it.
On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:26:43 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote: Damn straight. :) |
"Some Guy" wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message ROME (Reuters) - U.S. forces fired at a car carrying Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena...... Gabriele Polo, the editor of Il Manifesto newspaper, said Sgrena's car was fired on as it made its way to Baghdad airport. What Reuters conveniently omits....... (from CNN) ....According to a multinational forces statement, the car approached the checkpoint at high speed about 9 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said. "When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others." In other words, US or other coalition forces used the same checkpoint procedures that have been in force in Iraq for a long, long time. Anyone..... anyone..... who approaches a military checkpoint in Iraq at night and fails to heed warnings is a silly damned fool, among other things, and must bear a large share of responsibility for ensuing events. Why am I not surprised? The days of reporting the *news* is long gone....it is all now filtered and bleached and results in nothing more than an editorial...certainly not news. |
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ROME (Reuters) - U.S. forces fired at a car carrying Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena...... Gabriele Polo, the editor of Il Manifesto newspaper, said Sgrena's car was fired on as it made its way to Baghdad airport. What Reuters conveniently omits....... (from CNN) ....According to a multinational forces statement, the car approached the checkpoint at high speed about 9 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said. "When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others." In other words, US or other coalition forces used the same checkpoint procedures that have been in force in Iraq for a long, long time. Anyone..... anyone..... who approaches a military checkpoint in Iraq at night and fails to heed warnings is a silly damned fool, among other things, and must bear a large share of responsibility for ensuing events. |
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:29:43 -0500, "Some Guy" wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ROME (Reuters) - U.S. forces fired at a car carrying Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena...... Gabriele Polo, the editor of Il Manifesto newspaper, said Sgrena's car was fired on as it made its way to Baghdad airport. What Reuters conveniently omits....... (from CNN) ....According to a multinational forces statement, the car approached the checkpoint at high speed about 9 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said. "When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others." In other words, US or other coalition forces used the same checkpoint procedures that have been in force in Iraq for a long, long time. Anyone..... anyone..... who approaches a military checkpoint in Iraq at night and fails to heed warnings is a silly damned fool, among other things, and must bear a large share of responsibility for ensuing events. "Reuters didn't leave it out, the poster of the story, Harry Krause according to this post, conveniently left it out. The whole story is he http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=7814230 John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:29:27 -0500, "JimH" wrote:
"Some Guy" wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message ROME (Reuters) - U.S. forces fired at a car carrying Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena...... Gabriele Polo, the editor of Il Manifesto newspaper, said Sgrena's car was fired on as it made its way to Baghdad airport. What Reuters conveniently omits....... (from CNN) ....According to a multinational forces statement, the car approached the checkpoint at high speed about 9 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said. "When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others." In other words, US or other coalition forces used the same checkpoint procedures that have been in force in Iraq for a long, long time. Anyone..... anyone..... who approaches a military checkpoint in Iraq at night and fails to heed warnings is a silly damned fool, among other things, and must bear a large share of responsibility for ensuing events. Why am I not surprised? The days of reporting the *news* is long gone....it is all now filtered and bleached and results in nothing more than an editorial...certainly not news. See: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=7814230 Harry conveniently left it out. John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Sorry, but I usually don't accept statements of explanation from US military sources in the absence of independent verification. The military lies a lot. We've had example after example of this in Iraq. That's why we don't believe *anything* you post. You're more biased and more of a liar than the military. An edited "news" story from Harry. Of course... |
On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:15:52 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:
John H wrote: On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:29:27 -0500, "JimH" wrote: "Some Guy" wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message ROME (Reuters) - U.S. forces fired at a car carrying Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena...... Gabriele Polo, the editor of Il Manifesto newspaper, said Sgrena's car was fired on as it made its way to Baghdad airport. What Reuters conveniently omits....... (from CNN) ....According to a multinational forces statement, the car approached the checkpoint at high speed about 9 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said. "When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others." In other words, US or other coalition forces used the same checkpoint procedures that have been in force in Iraq for a long, long time. Anyone..... anyone..... who approaches a military checkpoint in Iraq at night and fails to heed warnings is a silly damned fool, among other things, and must bear a large share of responsibility for ensuing events. Why am I not surprised? Sorry, but I usually don't accept statements of explanation from US military sources in the absence of independent verification. The military lies a lot. We've had example after example of this in Iraq. Harry, having caught this little bit of skullduggery, I 'unkillfiled' you just to see your response. It was cute. Back you go. John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... John H wrote: On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:29:27 -0500, "JimH" wrote: "Some Guy" wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message ROME (Reuters) - U.S. forces fired at a car carrying Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena...... Gabriele Polo, the editor of Il Manifesto newspaper, said Sgrena's car was fired on as it made its way to Baghdad airport. What Reuters conveniently omits....... (from CNN) ....According to a multinational forces statement, the car approached the checkpoint at high speed about 9 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said. "When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others." In other words, US or other coalition forces used the same checkpoint procedures that have been in force in Iraq for a long, long time. Anyone..... anyone..... who approaches a military checkpoint in Iraq at night and fails to heed warnings is a silly damned fool, among other things, and must bear a large share of responsibility for ensuing events. Why am I not surprised? Sorry, but I usually don't accept statements of explanation from US military sources in the absence of independent verification. The military lies a lot. We've had example after example of this in Iraq. So you edit the story to fit your agenda. Normal. |
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... John H wrote: On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:15:52 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:29:27 -0500, "JimH" wrote: "Some Guy" wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message ROME (Reuters) - U.S. forces fired at a car carrying Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena...... Gabriele Polo, the editor of Il Manifesto newspaper, said Sgrena's car was fired on as it made its way to Baghdad airport. What Reuters conveniently omits....... (from CNN) ....According to a multinational forces statement, the car approached the checkpoint at high speed about 9 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said. "When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others." In other words, US or other coalition forces used the same checkpoint procedures that have been in force in Iraq for a long, long time. Anyone..... anyone..... who approaches a military checkpoint in Iraq at night and fails to heed warnings is a silly damned fool, among other things, and must bear a large share of responsibility for ensuing events. Why am I not surprised? Sorry, but I usually don't accept statements of explanation from US military sources in the absence of independent verification. The military lies a lot. We've had example after example of this in Iraq. Harry, having caught this little bit of skullduggery, I 'unkillfiled' you just to see your response. It was cute. Back you go. John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." I'm sorry, John, but I live in a reality-based world, and that means I discount the US military's "explanations" for its screw-ups. The news here was that our military once again opened fire when it shouldn't have. You believe the military's explanation, I don't. You do not stop for a checkpoint with a bunch of armed men, and you think they won't shoot. You drinking from the same source as basskisser? |
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