Excuse me? Are you saying that the Bush administration is purposefully targeting the press anywhere to fire on them to suppress their freedom? Note that the IFJ also says, "At the same time the IFJ condemns what appears to be Iraqi tactics of using civilians and journalists as a "human shield" against attack. 'The Baghdad authorities are just as culpable with their reckless disregard for civilian lives,' said White" The troops on the ground that called in the attack said they believed they were being fired on from the building. If true, this makes the building a target. Period. If it is not true that they believed they were being fired on from the building, well then, they either made an error in perception or they wantonly fired on the target without cause. If they made an error, it happens. We do not intentionally fire on our own troops, but friendly fire accidents happen in every war. War is a dangerous place. If someone wantonly fired on the target without cause, they will be prosecuted. As to "reckless disregard for civilian lives," At no time in human history has a war of this magnitude been waged with as much concern for civilian lives and with as little loss of said. War is a dangerous place. Soldiers know this. Journalists know (or should know) this. Regards, Bob... -------------------------------------------- "Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?" -Martin Luther From: "Ken K" <kenkagawa@hotmail.com> > "The IFJ says that this attack is a shocking mirror of the destruction of > the Kabul offices of Al Jazeera by American forces during the war in > Afghanistan. "It is impossible not to detect a sinister pattern of > targeting," " > > http://www.ifj.org/publications/press/pr/030408iraq.html > > > >"If satellite uplinks from the press are detected in >Baghdad, they would > >be "targeted down", said a senior >US military official. "They know this. > >They've been >warned." > > This event is so disturbing because it illustrates another Bush > administration disregard for basic AMERICAN principles.Freedom of the press > is a main element of the constitution which protects us from tyranny and > fascism. > Those who aim to weaken the constitution are a lot more of a threat to > freedom than is Saddam Hussein. > KenK > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >
