CNN airs video of jihadi sniper shooting American soldier
posted at 12:07 pm on October 19, 2006 by Allahpundit
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E.M. Zanotti ZP on the Bush/Stephanopoulos Tet tete a tete:
The Tet offensive was not any type of military victory for the North, but a propaganda victory bestowed upon them by the press. And that is exactly what al Qaeda wants desperately to achieve. There is no military victory al Qaeda can hope for, only a defeat of American will. Their sole aim in driving up the body count is to wear us down to the point that we’ll just give up. It’s the only way they can win.
The President has been saying this for a while now. And al Qaeda has been saying this for a while now too – heck and they’ve even thanked journalists for helping to enhance the jihad. Yet the press never seems to recall this.
Don’t they? Front page of CNN, right now:
There’s nothing wrong with showing enemy propaganda. We’ve done it here before and we’ll do it again, for the simple reason that it tells you something about the guy in the other trench: his motives, his methods of persuasion, and how far he’s willing to go.
What does this tell us, though? What did CNN hope to accomplish by showing it?
And why will they show snipers when they won’t show beheading videos? Or the Mohammed cartoons?
E.M. has a hunch, I’m sure. As does Blackfive:
Bottom-line: CNN knowingly plays into the hands of the enemy.
There was a news angle here for CNN if they had wanted it. As it is, you’ll have to read Confederate Yankee for that.
It all reminds me of the “controversy” over Ted Koppel reciting the names of fallen soldiers on Nightline. There’s nothing intrinsically objectionable about that either; on the contrary, it’s noble — if the motive is noble, to honor the dead and not hurt morale. Plain and simple, I don’t trust their motives anymore.
On the upside, though, if we do pull out, stuff like this will help CNN earn the good graces of the new regime. Plus ca change…
Update: It’s 12:06 as I write this. They’re re-airing the sniper segment on CNN right now.
Update: The left will defend this for the same reason they post photos of coffins being unloaded at Dover. Ostensibly, it’s because it “puts a human face” on the war, which the wingnuts can’t stomach and scrupulously avoid. Actually, it’s because it does lower morale among waverers and helps them accomplish their political goal of defeat. Enemy propaganda is a many splendored thing.
Update: Also today on CNN…
Update: Whoops — turns out E.M. Zanotti didn’t write that post I quoted. It was ZP of Zero Point, guest-posting for her. My mistake.
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Is there anything that CNN will not do to prove that it is not an American organization?
Hilts on October 19, 2006 at 12:08 PM
Yet they have a problem stating that the insurgency in Iraq is “Terrorism” but rather just freedom fighters ?
Or is the start of the “bash the US because the democratic party is coming to power” trend that we will see over the next few months ?
There are many ways to enable terrorism and the MSM and some democrats rush headlong into that trap.
William Amos on October 19, 2006 at 12:11 PM
I don’t want to make light of it, but their behavior really does remind me of a serious version of Kent Brockman’s “new insect overlords” line on the Simpsons.
They’re simply trying to be good dhimmis.
Slublog on October 19, 2006 at 12:17 PM
Speaking of failing anti american cable news networks:
Broadcasting & Cable.com reports that “NBC U has been considering drastic measures, including scrapping all of MSNBC’s live programming and switching to a taped, magazine-like format, while switching successful personalities Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann over to sibling CNBC’s primetime slate.”
Found that at Rathergate.
p.s. Allah – The amish has landed.
amish on October 19, 2006 at 12:19 PM
As a former soldier who still has friend serving in Iraq, this just utterly disgust me. Once again CNN has earned the name that soldiers gave them years ago….The COmmunist News Network!
TrueSoldier on October 19, 2006 at 12:20 PM
It seems just when you think CNN can go no lower. They openly brag (via Jordan Eason) about promoting Saddam’s propoganda lines in order to be the “only” ones with access..WHY do they still have ANY credibility?
Oh, I forgot, they are not FOX.
This borders on treason..aiding and abetting the enemy.
DISGUSTING!
labwrs on October 19, 2006 at 12:22 PM
Too true. I’m surprised some of the anchors haven’t offered to be personal assistants to our new “overlords” while the rest of us are in the salt-mines.
Jim-Rose on October 19, 2006 at 12:23 PM
Tell them what you think!
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?4
labwrs on October 19, 2006 at 12:23 PM
I’m almost certain I’ve seen one of those sniper videos on YouTube. Seriously.
CP on October 19, 2006 at 12:24 PM
One wonders how CNN would feel if someone replayed over and over again the murder of one of their reporters ?
To show their families over and over again their death ?
Wouldnt that also be “news” ?
William Amos on October 19, 2006 at 12:25 PM
Didn’t our military get in trouble a few years back when they shot someone in a house they raided while the camera was rolling?
But it’s ok to show jihadis shooting our soldiers. Fantastic.
ballz2wallz on October 19, 2006 at 12:29 PM
Dispicable, you should be ashamed of yourself, but having made such a statement it is obvious you have no shame or humility or any respect for that matter.
Viper1 on October 19, 2006 at 12:30 PM
If that vid was taken in 05′ and the shot made at 500 yards(a stretch for a Dragunov(I own one, I know), but not our M40’s), it may be that the shooter is already D.E.A.D.
Purple Avenger on October 19, 2006 at 12:31 PM
What does CNN hope to accomplish? As I said this morning
The Death Cult of the Left.
Mr. Bingley on October 19, 2006 at 12:32 PM
That was ZP, not EM, AP.
MacStansbury on October 19, 2006 at 12:33 PM
CNN is benefiting from the first amendment but doing its best to help those that will take it away.
ryanr on October 19, 2006 at 12:33 PM
Well, they have got to get on Ted Turners side in this.
They haven’t made up their mind if they’re with us or against us…..unless you watch them, then it’s apparent they’re against us.
Jarhead on October 19, 2006 at 12:33 PM
“Communist News Network” is so yesterday. Thes days, they should be called the “Crescent News Network” or perhaps the “Caliphate News Network”.
CliffHanger on October 19, 2006 at 12:34 PM
they might as wear burkas now…god i hate CNN
ethan1201 on October 19, 2006 at 12:37 PM
Already done.
High Desert Wanderer on October 19, 2006 at 12:38 PM
Welcome to election season.
cbdad on October 19, 2006 at 12:39 PM
Why is anyone surprised? This is the network that withheld news about Saddam’s vile behavior in exchange for access. CNN=Ted Turner. No one should be surprised. Disgusted, revolted, angered, but not surprised.
Mallard T. Drake on October 19, 2006 at 12:42 PM
As a vet and as a father of an American soldier I put this on the same level as I did Hanoi Jane’s vacation to sunny downtown Hanoi. I have NEVER watched a Fonda movie, tv show, interview since and I DAMN sure will never watch or read another CNN report again.
Everyone on my email list is gonna get an ear full over this one.
Limerick on October 19, 2006 at 12:42 PM
Fifth column.
mymanpotsandpans on October 19, 2006 at 12:46 PM
Comrades,
I think that the sobriquet “Caliphate News Network” is the most appropriate I have heard in a long while. I blocked the channel in my house so my kids wouldn’t accidentally be exposed to it, and am lobbying hard to get it taken out of our school system’s TV News programming, on the grounds that they are both a propoganda enabler for our enemies, and promoting hate crimes through their anti-American bias.
Respects,
Gwedd
Gwedd on October 19, 2006 at 12:46 PM
At least CNN left this quote in the article. Get ‘em, Marine. Keep our boys safe.
looking4statesmen on October 19, 2006 at 12:50 PM
It seems CNN, much like Ted Turner, can’t decide which side it’s on just yet.
Why are they showing this sort of thing now? These sorts of videos have been around for quite awhile.
In my opinion this is CNN’s attempt to none-too-subtly drive the point home to swing voters what an intractable mess Iraq is and how they better get the Dems in office to get us the hell out of there.
Beyond disgusting.
Citizen Duck on October 19, 2006 at 12:51 PM
Well it is CNN, What else do you expect from them?
Anything to hurt the USA is what they do best.
1sttofight on October 19, 2006 at 12:52 PM
Some lob softballs at CNN…
“bad CNN, very bad…. naughty, spanking for you”
I like a heavy hitting approach… yet it seems that pro-defense – conservative republicans are always too nice…
ar_basin on October 19, 2006 at 12:52 PM
On the CNN report with the American sniper commenting about the video, everytime the jihadist’s video is on the screen, there is a banner that reads “insurgency video” The placement on the screen is such that the CNN logo directly follows the “insurgency video” label. Seems appropriate to tie the two together. Their whole reporting should be labeled insurgency video.
Mallard T. Drake on October 19, 2006 at 12:53 PM
It is Tet all over again.
Denny Green’s Monday Night meltdown could well summarize the Iraqi war. “They are who we thought they were, and we let ‘em off the hook”. The same goes for the press.
It is now time to siege (and subsequently level) the Sunni Triangle, Roman Legion style.
Kid from Brooklyn on October 19, 2006 at 12:54 PM
We see CNN continue to dig a deeper hole and do the work of the Democrats. I’m sure they think they’re providing a valuable service. Their ratings will continue to plummet, just like left-wing talk radio.
liberty on October 19, 2006 at 12:55 PM
I’ve clicked to go to CNN.com several times now, and I can say that image is getting old. Dems get something then play it until it’s dead as a door nail.
americanpundit on October 19, 2006 at 12:55 PM
Thay’ve been playing that story since last night.
americanpundit on October 19, 2006 at 12:57 PM
I wonder when YouTube will ban it?
crickets churping….
pullingmyhairout on October 19, 2006 at 12:58 PM
What ever happened to the respect of our own military?
Jared_MA on October 19, 2006 at 1:00 PM
should say for our own military
Jared_MA on October 19, 2006 at 1:01 PM
I have told democrats and Liberals I have no problem with them dislike GW or arguing that the invasion of Iraq is a mistake.
That said I have a big problem with them using US soldiers deaths to arguing that their point of veiw is right. How is that any different than Al Queda using US soldier’s deaths for propaganda purposes ?
yet here CNN uses thier network and beams this story all over the world. They take actual AL Queda propaganda and spread it to billions of people.
How does showing our soldiers murder by Islamic thugs a good thing ? How does this benefit our country ?
How can someone sitting safely far away from the war in Iraq show the deaths of those fighting for freedom and still look themselves in the mirrior at night ?
If you want to oppose US policy fine but doing the enemy’s propaganda for them is not the way to do that.
Could CNN justify showing Nazi propaganda films ? Would it have been alright to get from the Nazis propaganda films showing German troops killing US troops during WWII ?
You dont just post the news that is why they have editors. You have to have enough sense to know the context of the story.
CNN shows that its only concern in this story was to get the terrorists POV out.
That is the only benefit to this kind of story.
William Amos on October 19, 2006 at 1:02 PM
Is this the same footage where the soldier actallu gives medical treatment to shooter?
Caliphate News Network. That’s perfect, except for when Glenn Beck is on.
Tony737 on October 19, 2006 at 1:02 PM
CNN refrains from showing footage of airplanes slamming into the World Trade Center, deeming it too “traumatic to watch”…yet this is appropriate to show repeatedly.
Lenin’s “Useful Idiots” term is certainly applicable here.
WeHoCon on October 19, 2006 at 1:03 PM
I have long believed that CNN was on the wrong side logic. I am sure that a majority of their viewers skip over from MSNBC during commercials.
If you believe their BS, then vote for the dems. If you believe in this country and want a strong America, you know what you gotta do.
BobK on October 19, 2006 at 1:06 PM
I look forward to the day when throngs of Americans protest in front of CNN’s headquarters…. but that will never happen, because those who have the brains to realize what CNN is doing are too busy working and leading their lives.
That’s where we are at a disadvantage to the heathen masses who protest the war, etc. They have no responsibilities, just “rights.”
They give me a pain in the ass.
Mustafa Hemmroid on October 19, 2006 at 1:08 PM
WeHoCon hit it right…..also Lenin said….
“The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.”
Limerick on October 19, 2006 at 1:09 PM
As mentioned above, these types of videos have been on the net for months, if not years. Yet, CNN believes this “story … needs to be told.” Yeah right! This is just an October Surprise Jr., since the Foley stuff is starting to run out of steam. It is a blatant attempt to manipulate the voters through shock and horror at the expense of our brave troops.
ChipDaddy on October 19, 2006 at 1:10 PM
thanks for linking to cnn’s comments page. this is what i wrote them:
I saw the O’Brien’s air the ‘Sniper’ video this morning, promoting it as some new exclusive. That crap has been on youtube for quite a while, but up to now no legitimate American news agency has seen the necesity to show it. This just proves the point Ted Turner made about cnn recently: you strive to be neither legitimate nor American.
johnnyquest on October 19, 2006 at 1:12 PM
my grandmother was saved by american soldiers in WW2.
we grew up seeing american troops as angels, holy protectors.
this sickens me.
Adeptus on October 19, 2006 at 1:13 PM
What was the point of showing this? To scare us? To give the DK/DU underground pre-schoolers fodder for jokes?
This only makes me angrier at the terrorists, and my desire to kill all of them has not waivered.
SouthernGent on October 19, 2006 at 1:13 PM
It seems like Ted Turner has decided his position. Without stating it explicity, CNN did his bidding today.
Ouabam on October 19, 2006 at 1:13 PM
Personally, I think that al-CNN should be encouraged to move their headquarters and operation to someplace that might appreciate them more than we do. Say Damascus or Tehran.
georgej on October 19, 2006 at 1:15 PM
Address the real issue – who put these soldiers in the line of fire? 71 this month – nice work, NeoCons!
BigB on October 19, 2006 at 1:15 PM
Is it really that shocking to anyone that CNN would present this type of disgusting video as news? Video of journalists being beheaded was off their plate because their brothers were only doing their jobs to “inform” us of the depressing situations in Iraq. They were innocents in the wrong place at the wrong time. Showing an insurgent with our Marines and/or soldiers in the crosshairs is fair game because they (CNN) apparently consider our military to be the evil armed aggressors; just as the
islamo-fascistsfreedom fighters want the world to believe. What a great way to attempt to draw attention away from the fact that Fox News is whooping their ass in the ratings? With sensationalism comes curiosity.To my fellow Marine brothers and sisters…..Semper Fi
jarhead05 on October 19, 2006 at 1:16 PM
Ted Turner, Jane Fonda, Jimmy Carter, Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan and CNN are all loving on each other. CNN is following in the footsteps of Air America. Good riddance.
Shmo on October 19, 2006 at 1:17 PM
BigB:
You are no doubt NOT a veteran. You are a lame-o America hater, or Bush Hater, which is the same thing.
These soldiers are there for a just cause, and the fact that you can’t accept that shows just how hopeless you are.
Mustafa Hemmroid on October 19, 2006 at 1:18 PM
They probably haven’t made up their minds on who’s the terrorist.
Kini on October 19, 2006 at 1:21 PM
If you want to see good video from our side go to vampire bat.com. Awesome stuff
longislandny on October 19, 2006 at 1:25 PM
BigB;
The difference between you and Jarhead05 and my son is that that they have the courage to stand UP for something and not hide behind their mommas skirts. It took a brave man to stand on that street, it took a coward to celebrate his death.
Limerick on October 19, 2006 at 1:25 PM
When did CNN merge with Al-Jazeera?
vcferlita on October 19, 2006 at 1:26 PM
Give ‘em hell Limerick.
I’ve got a guy like him at work. This one’s an unreconstructed hippie from the 60s. he keeps a running tally of American deaths in Iraq, and I swear he gets satisfaction from the increasing number.
I wouldn’t be surprised if BigB has an orgasm if the number exceeds 100 this month. These are truly pathetic people, and they give me a pain in the ass.
Mustafa Hemmroid on October 19, 2006 at 1:28 PM
Ha – “Just Cause” “stand UP for something”
Please explain what both of those are.
It did take brave men to stand on that street – the cowards are those who sent them there.
BigB on October 19, 2006 at 1:29 PM
You wouldn’t understand, BigB.
You don’t have the character or the balls. Just slink off to your lefty blogs and absorb another dose of bile.
Mustafa Hemmroid on October 19, 2006 at 1:31 PM
“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.”
“…the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic-the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done.” (1891)
Theodore Roosevelt
Limerick on October 19, 2006 at 1:34 PM
This is why I do not and will not ever watch CNN. Period.
Nice Deb on October 19, 2006 at 1:36 PM
Stop hiding behind your so called “patriotism” and address the issue: you tough guys, you with the balls, you true Americans, you incredibly brave lovers of freedom, you’ve got blood on your hands.
BigB on October 19, 2006 at 1:38 PM
We have Quisday and Udays blood on our hands. I think that is something to be proud of.
William Amos on October 19, 2006 at 1:39 PM
And we killed Zarqawi and soon hopefully Osama.
Making the world a better place one murdered terrorist at a time
William Amos on October 19, 2006 at 1:41 PM
does anyone doubt what side BigB would be on in 1776.
rocked on October 19, 2006 at 1:42 PM
There’s a line here.
And you just crossed it.
Your username appears appropo.
Corky on October 19, 2006 at 1:43 PM
Just ticked up to 72 dead US soldiers this month – nice work, Patriots!
BigB on October 19, 2006 at 1:43 PM
Oh yeah, I’m sure those soldiers didn’t volunteer. They were given the choice; go to Iraq to be killed or, we’ll kill you and yours now….yeah right!
It’s quite humorous to constantly hear “it’s the neo-cons”, “GWB did it!” and “Bush lied, people died!”
When are you going to open your eyes and realize that a free democracy in Iraq, if we can achieve it, will be invaluable to the lives and freedoms of all the oppressed peoples of the middle eastern area.
aelhues on October 19, 2006 at 1:44 PM
Damn you stop celebrating the death of American soldiers.
Just go join Al Queda it seems you agree with their work
William Amos on October 19, 2006 at 1:47 PM
And to add, a free and democratic Iraq would be one step closer to preventing the current islamic plight in Europe from coming to our shores.
aelhues on October 19, 2006 at 1:50 PM
The real issue is that terrorists are killing our troops, and people like you can’t even manage any anger toward the scum who are pulling the trigger, let alone actually support our men and women in uniform.
ReubenJCogburn on October 19, 2006 at 1:53 PM
This war will be won or lost through the media and specifically the msm. They play right into our enemy’s hands. Just like tet, militarily we will win but because of the leftwing media it will be shown as a loss.
Where are the stories of the Iraqi infrastructre being restored? Where are the stories of the positive progress being made? You won’t see them because that’s not “their” agenda.
It’s sad
morningwood on October 19, 2006 at 1:55 PM
aelhues –
Finally, a bit of intelligence! I agree with democracy definitely helping, but we shouldn’t we focus on the non-democratic middle eastern allies we already have, and try to get them to be more democratic? Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and the UAE are all authoritarian regimes, yet we haven’t forced our democracy experiment on them. Plus, Pakistan was a democracy, until our friend Musharaff took over in a military coup. Our democracy policy is at the least full of hipocrasy, at the most, a cover story for other interests.
BigB on October 19, 2006 at 2:00 PM
spelled “hypocrisy” wrong, sorry
BigB on October 19, 2006 at 2:03 PM
Does this strike anyone else as absuredly ironic ?
In other posts he argues that “It was wrong for the US to invade Iraq to Remove Saddam”
Yet now he wants us to invade and remove leaders from other countries ?
I admit I hate many of the middle east dictatorships. But Id rather have them placid and working with us than overthrowing them and replacing them with Islamic theocratic states.
So of instead of fighting one battle for Democracy in Iraq like all good libs he now argues we need to go in and fight every single arab nation and treat them like Iraq.
Who is being more hypocitical ?
William Amos on October 19, 2006 at 2:06 PM
“Irony”:
Having your courage questioned by someone too cowardly to even pick a side.
Irony
DwnSouthJukin on October 19, 2006 at 2:07 PM
BigB is a ‘relativist’. Their ARE no good people. Everyone is wrong. Nuf said about the screaming child on the floor. Our anger is best directed to his enabler, CNN and its ilk.
Limerick on October 19, 2006 at 2:08 PM
William Amos: that is what you get for trying to engage a lib who is WAY out on that crazy limb in meaningful and thoughtful conversation. *lol*
I think he is a few other things too rude to post here..not to mention: confused.
labwrs on October 19, 2006 at 2:15 PM
Woke up coughing about 130 HST and couldn’t go back to sleep. Fox was yapping about that Steve Deucy’s book and wanted to hear some real news so I surfed down one channel to CNN American morning where they were almost gleeful about the possibilty of a death sentence in a few upcoming courts martials then rolled over to this and said something like “it may be difficult to watch”. Really Soledid or however you spell your name-ya think! What a disgrace!
Catie96706 on October 19, 2006 at 2:17 PM
I love the word sobriquet. Everyone needs to use that word more.
Hey, I just used the CNN “tell us what you think” link at MM.com and gave them some feedback. I thought I’d share it with you:
Don’t you think that showing video of U.S. troops getting sniped in Iraq is, you know, doing the terrorists’ propaganda work for them? I don’t mean to question anybody’s patriotism or whatever, but it REALLY seems ignorant for a news outlet like CNN to broadcast this video without acknowledging that you’re complicit in the terrorist media strategy. It’s common knowledge that al Qaeda and the like think that they benefit when footage like this is publicized, and that they intentionally use Western media to spread violent imagery with the expressed desire of demoralizing the American public into abandoning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It would nice if CNN would acknowledge this next time you run a story like that. A disclaimer like: “This footage is designed by reactionary relgious supremacist groups to cause distress to the average American news viewer, with the intent that you petition your public officials to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.” Well, you might not want to be so wordy, but you get the drift. Cheers.
Enrique on October 19, 2006 at 2:19 PM
Guess with the open registration now we have to put up with BigB (big boob perhaps?) and their comments.
Catie96706 on October 19, 2006 at 2:19 PM
First post, so will try to make it succinct. I am not surprised, but I am continually amazed at people like BigB and CNN which would rather see the US fall than have the liberals out of power for any longer.
coyoterex on October 19, 2006 at 2:19 PM
These people have no souls.
More silly people who think they will get some sort of “journalism waiver” from the jihadis.
quax1 on October 19, 2006 at 2:20 PM
You all have changed my mind. We are losing the war in Iraq because of CNN! I just read James Baker’s impending report: Those 2700+ dead U.S. soldiers are because of sniper videos, Soledad O’Brien, and of course, crazy Liberals! God Bless the U.S.A.
BigB on October 19, 2006 at 2:27 PM
Hmm…BigB, your questions assume that we aren’t trying to encourage more freedom and democracy in our aly states. Whatever gave you that opinion?
Also, I didn’t address the reasons for going to Iraq in the first place, which were certainly not limited to the much publicized WMD’s.
aelhues on October 19, 2006 at 2:28 PM
Below is an artical that touches on a few topics, but starts with good news about northern Iraq, and echoes the commercials aired last fall of Kurds thanking the US for freedom.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060523-124029-4936r.htm
aelhues on October 19, 2006 at 2:32 PM
I’m surprised AP has tolerated BigB’s ignorant comments this long.
Rick on October 19, 2006 at 2:33 PM
The caption on the pic of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam that accompanies that CNN “mission abort” story:
Given the precise parallel that Bush made, isn’t that caption just a little misleading?
Mark V. on October 19, 2006 at 2:34 PM
Leftist BigB wrote:
“Stop hiding behind your so called “patriotism” and address the issue: you tough guys, you with the balls, you true Americans, you incredibly brave lovers of freedom, you’ve got blood on your hands.”
“Just ticked up to 72 dead US soldiers this month – nice work, Patriots!”
Leftists have this strange notion that the people who pulling the triggers and killing our troops are somehow not responsible for their actions. These bitter, foolish and evil people, for some reason, think that they can shift the blame from the killers of our troops to those who support them as they fight for us.
Looking down at my hands, I see no blood. I see no guilt or shame, when I look into a mirror, in supporting the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or in supporting the fight against the same Jihadist terrorists OVER THERE IN IRAQ who blew up the World Trade Center in New York City.
I feel no shame in supporting my country in a time of war, either. Contrarywise, I feel pride in knowing that my fellow citizens (including my son) are putting their lives on the line to secure freedom for the Iraqi people that American blood purchased for them. I consider what they do to be a noble effort, one worthy of America.
Yes, I grieve at the loss of our valiant soldiers and marines. As the father of a US Marine, my heart goes out to the families of those have fallen.
But I do know who is doing the killing. Unlike fools and liars like BigB. It is the enemy, not the people back home supporting our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Truth be told, I feel nothing but anger and contempt at people like BigB who GLOAT our our casualties; who gleefully celebrate our losses as if this is all a juvinile game of self-rightous gotcha.
Adults, and this leaves out fools and liars like BigB, understand that in war, we will suffer casualties and that the enemy is trying to kill our sons and daughters — just as they tried to kill us, in our largest city and capital, and who would kill us in our homes, in America, they way they are killing the Iraqi people.
Parents of people serving in the military (like me) sincerely hope that people like BigB, whose right to comment is not at all in question here, stay far away from us in “meatspace.” ‘Cause not all of us military parents are able to resist the temptation to bitch slap such silly little gloating gits into next Tuesday.
Have a nice conservative day, BigB, knowing that you wear the contempt of the rest of us.
georgej on October 19, 2006 at 2:34 PM
Godspeed to your son georgej, and to all our sons and daughters in harms way. If not for them where would we all be?
Limerick on October 19, 2006 at 2:42 PM
Limerick,
Thank you.
georgej on October 19, 2006 at 2:43 PM
CNN says that it had “obtained the tape through an intermediary from the Islamic Armies of Iraq”.
News Flash for CNN…A propaganda film is something that they WANT to be shown. No need to go through an intermediary. When will you wake up and realize that you’re being used.
Thanks for being there for the
terroristsinsurgents and giving them. What would they do without you!!!HarryStar on October 19, 2006 at 2:45 PM
How very surprising: CNN=The Left-Leaning Tower of Horse%#@&. Good thing we didn’t have these clowns around during WW II. Can you imagine the headlines from our bombing of Dresden, etc.? Der Meister Turner may be gone from CNN, but his heresy lives on. Thank God for Fox News and HotAir.
hillbillyjim on October 19, 2006 at 2:47 PM
P.S. Thanks, AP, for opening registration. Sometimes if feels good to VENT!! Congrats to MM for Rushbo mention. Well deserved.
hillbillyjim on October 19, 2006 at 2:52 PM
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