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To: ClancyJ

That's after they(media) helped the Enemy plant I E D' S and did not warn our troops beforehand!!!!


6 posted on 06/17/2004 10:37:08 PM PDT by Defender2 (Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
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To: Defender2

Reminds me of the story most of you have heard......

There was a conversation between a general and two reporters regarding the role of the reporter during war. The general in the discussion posed a theoretical question....if a reporter was located behind the front line and from his point of view saw that an attack was approaching that was unseen by the soldiers on the line, would he warn the troops of danger?

Mike Wallace said "No, the reporter is there to report - not to get involved". Peter Jennings questioned this view and disagreed, however, in the discussion he wavered and agreed - the reporter's job was to report - and should do that since he was not a soldier.

Disappointed the General then stated that next time there is a battle and one of the reporters is caught in crossfire, he will remember the view of the reporters' role and not send his troops to save them since there are there to report.


36 posted on 06/18/2004 9:40:06 PM PDT by ClancyJ (It's just not safe to vote Democratic.)
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