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To: msnimje
They were probably only going after the embedded journalists among the terrorists. : P

IN all seriousness, I believe there is ample evidence of journalist working with terrorists. My main arguement is based on the reports of the journalists who did not report IEDs such as roadside bombs to troopers who then inadvertantly, without warning from those reporters, denoted the bombs and were injured as a result of the blast. The journalist got their story.

There are several reports along those lines here a FR.

Then again, there's the old joke about the captured marine and three journalists:

Anchors Dan Rather and Peter Jennings, NPR Reporter Cokie Roberts, along with a U.S. Marine assigned to protect them were hiking through the Iraq desert one day when they were captured by Iraqis. They were tied up, led to a village, and brought before the leader.

The leader said, "I am familiar with your western custom of granting the condemned a last wish; so, before we kill and dismember you, do you have any last requests?"

Dan Rather said, "Well, I'm a Texan; so I'd like one last bowlful of hot spicy chili." The leader nodded to an underling who left and returned with the chili. Rather ate it all and said, "Now I can die content."

Peter Jennings said, "I am Canadian, so I'd like to hear the song 'OCanada' one last time." The leader nodded to a terrorist who had studied the Western World and knew the music. He returned with some rag-tag musicians and played the anthem. Jennings sighed and declared he could now die peacefully.

Cokie Roberts said, "I'm a reporter to the end. I want to take out my tape recorder and describe the scene here and what's about to happen. Maybe someday someone will hear it and know that I was on the job till the end."

The leader directed an aide to hand over the tape recorder and Roberts dictated some comments. She then said, "Now I can die happy."

The leader turned and said, "And now, Mr. U.S. Marine, what is your final wish?"

"Kick me in the ass," said the Marine.

"What?" asked the leader. "Will you mock us in your last hour?"

"No, I'm not kidding. I want you to kick me in the ass," insisted the Marine. So the leader shoved him into the open, and kicked him in the ass.

The Marine went sprawling, but rolled to his knees, pulled a 9mm pistol from inside his cammies and shot the leader dead. In the resulting confusion, he leapt to his knapsack, pulled out his M4 carbine, and sprayed the Iraqis with gunfire. In a flash, all the Iraqis were either dead or fleeing for their lives.

As the Marine was untying Rather, Jennings, and Roberts, they asked him, "Why didn't you just shoot them? Why did you ask them to kick you in the ass?"

"What," replied the Marine, "and have you three assholes call me the aggressor ?!?

When you behave like the enemy, expect to be treated like the enemy. A warning to all the MSM. You're acting like the enemy.

13 posted on 02/08/2005 2:48:45 AM PST by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Caipirabob
A warning to all the MSM. You're acting like the enemy.

Truer words were never spoken.

20 posted on 02/08/2005 3:56:35 AM PST by angkor
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To: Caipirabob

great story. The Dan Rather scenario is not unlike real life. Back in the 80's, an army colonel told me a story about how he met Dan Blather when on a combat patrol in Vietnam. Freepmail me if you are interested.


49 posted on 02/08/2005 6:06:18 AM PST by OldCorps
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To: Caipirabob
" A warning to all the MSM. You're acting like the enemy."

The MSM are not acting, they are the enemy.

Great post, and the article is rubbish! Oh, and barney frank should not be referred to as "Mister." He is a scumbag with a good wit and a sharp tongue, but that is the sum of his good qualities.

53 posted on 02/08/2005 8:39:53 AM PST by Radix (Oh look, Mrs McNabb, Mrs McNabb! The Patriots went to and won the Super Bowl.)
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