See post 916...I didn’t even know the kid was Palestinian until Blitzer mentioned again and again he was part of a well know Palestian family. Then I googled the guy’s last name and came up with lots of Al Barghoutis that are Palestinians. Some are good guys, some are bad guys. I’m not trying to promote a conspiracy...just saying the first guy to have video/audio of the scene (in the right place at the right time) was Palestinian. He said he ran toward the gunfire, and when asked why he wasn’t afraid and didn’t take cover said he was used to this kind of thing in his country. Just the facts!
I wonder what country that was ...
You said — “See post 916...I didn’t even know the kid was Palestinian until Blitzer mentioned again and again he was part of a well know Palestian family. Then I googled the guy’s last name and came up with lots of Al Barghoutis that are Palestinians. Some are good guys, some are bad guys.”
Now that you mention the name, I do remember hearing that name on the interview. It was such a cool video, a but shaky though. I guess it was hard for him to hold it still.
They didn’t really get into his heritage or background, though — in the showing of the video. He was interviewed and he did “talk it through” as they were showing it. They had it on a continuous loop, going over and over and over, as he was talking.
He said he knew something was “up” when he saw the cops with all their guns out. And, to tell you the truth — I’ve been in situations like that, too — before, with the cops coming in, their guns out and ready to shoot, and I’m following right behind them... :-0 ! If I have my camera with me, I’ll be shooting pictures as I go. I would have followed them right inside the building if I could have and if I were there.
So, no, it’s not surprising to me, considering I do that sort of thing... In fact, if I were shooting the pictures, instead of that guy, I would have hung around, when the cop said to get out of there, and waited for the cop to leave and then resumed shooting again. That’s just the way I do it. I like to take pictures of a lot of things. Many times I’ll have my camera with me, because you just never know when you’re going to get good pictures.
But, that guy did not go forward very much. You can see it. It’s just a little bit forward, barely enough to call it going forward. But, then he’s backing off in a hurry and then that’s it. It’s over.
I just took another look at it to make sure I remembered what I saw right. Actually, he didn’t so much go “forward” as much as he went sideways. The police were going forward and he was going sideways — basically not getting any closer to the building but sliding along one paralell side — but at a great distance from the building. That’s from looking at it again, just now.
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And then — “I’m not trying to promote a conspiracy...just saying the first guy to have video/audio of the scene (in the right place at the right time) was Palestinian. He said he ran toward the gunfire, and when asked why he wasn’t afraid and didn’t take cover said he was used to this kind of thing in his country. Just the facts!”
And, what I’m saying, too — is that I would have gone a lot further than he did. And more than that, if I had been there, I probably would have been right up to the building, itself. But, that’s me. I wouldn’t go the other direction. I usually head right for the action, myself...
So, not everyone would go the other direction and get out of there. I sure wouldn’t. I guess that comes from taking a lot of pictures. I remember a time that Portland had a big commercial passenger jet crash right in the city of Portland, right into a neighborhood. I made my way to the very site of the crash — but had to hop fences and go through back yards to get through two different “rings” of police blockades. But, I finally got there. And I took my pictures of the commercial jet crashed right down into a neighborhood in Portland.
And in Tulsa, not too long ago, there was a big (what they called) “micro-burst”) that produced some big time destruction in a neighborhood (sort of like what a tornado would do, but it wasn’t a tornado). I went in there with my camera and shot a bunch of pictures. I had to get through blockades there, too. That one was easier. Once you’re “in” — just look like you belong there and usually no one will bother you... :-) The police are usually on the perimeter. Once you get past that, you usually don’t run into anyone else.
Regards,
Star Traveler