Embedded with the Enemy
What holds true of Palestine, holds true of just about anywhere else. Check out this example from Iraq, where we can see our brave, impartial reporters embedding themselves with Iraqi foreign "insurgents" as they fight against Coalition forces:
How, oh how, do these brave journalists ever manage to get killed in these places? (Insert weeping and gnashing of teeth here.)
It should be noted, of course, that because these men are fighting against a uniformed army, using weapons which—by nature of the fact that they are photographed—are quite real, they cannot (and should not!) be afforded the protections given by the Geneva Conventions. So, if we aren't to imprison people like this, what would "The World Community™" rather us do with them?
I've got an idea or two that'd be fairly effective:
More of this enemy-embedded idiocy can be found beyond the fold.
Gunmen take up position behind a garbage bin as they engage British troops in central Basra, Iraq, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Monday, July 16, 2007. The clash began before sunset when the Provincial Joint Coordination Center was subjected to small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades, said a British military spokesman. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
How, oh how, do these brave journalists ever manage to get killed in these places? (Insert weeping and gnashing of teeth here.)
It should be noted, of course, that because these men are fighting against a uniformed army, using weapons which—by nature of the fact that they are photographed—are quite real, they cannot (and should not!) be afforded the protections given by the Geneva Conventions. So, if we aren't to imprison people like this, what would "The World Community™" rather us do with them?
I've got an idea or two that'd be fairly effective:
Brian's solution to terrorism.
More of this enemy-embedded idiocy can be found beyond the fold.
A barefoot gunman carries a rocket-propelled grenade as he and his comrades engage British troops in central Basra, Iraq, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Monday, July 16, 2007. The clash began before sunset when the Provincial Joint Coordination Center was subjected to small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades, said a British military spokesman. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)
Gunmen take up position behind a garbage bin as they engage British troops in central Basra, Iraq, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Monday, July 16, 2007. The clash began before sunset when the Provincial Joint Coordination Center was subjected to small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades, said a British military spokesman. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)
A Shi'ite militant carries a rifle as he runs on a street during clashes in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, July 16, 2007. British soldiers clashed with Shi'ite militia in the southern city of Basra on Monday but there were no reports of casualties, a military spokesman said. REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ)
A Shi'ite militant carries a weapon during clashes in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, July 16, 2007. British soldiers clashed with Shi'ite militia in the southern city of Basra on Monday but there were no reports of casualties, a military spokesman said. REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ)
A gunman takes up position as he and his comrades engage British troops in central Basra, Iraq, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Monday, July 16, 2007. The clash began before sunset when the Provincial Joint Coordination Center was subjected to small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades, said a British military spokesman. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)
