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so they wont show american POWs but they will show kurdish rebels getting executed by iraqis...fantastical
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"I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger -
Is it really necesary to underline that Saddam is a ruthless dictator? Does anyone buy the story of Invading Iraq for the good of the Iraqi people anyway?
I bet that as soon the USA finish their thing in Iraq, they'll let the Turks in to slaughter the Kurds....They already would, but they still need the Kurds to help them with Saddam. I mean, its not like they didn't do it before.... -
but its the fact that they explicitly went out of their way not to air footage of the POWs and now here they are showing people getting murdered...wheres the consistency on the value of human life?
or are only american lives really sacred?"I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburgerComment
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I expect you'll get an answer like "is AlJazeera does it too!". That doesnt make it right.
Anyway. My opinion is to show it all. Let the world see what kind of regimes the USA support, or recently supported.Comment
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To American television, yes. But this is a pretty common media approach to covering death. It is not an American thing.Originally posted by MRT144
but its the fact that they explicitly went out of their way not to air footage of the POWs and now here they are showing people getting murdered...wheres the consistency on the value of human life?
or are only american lives really sacred?
In Canada, Newspapers avoid showing dead pictures of local people. Pics of a couple of dead people from another province, the US or western Europe are sometimes okay. Pics of dozens of dead bodies from another the third world are published without a second thought and no one ever complains.Golfing since 67Comment
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ps... dont get me wrong. As Tingkai said, its not an only american thing.Comment
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You know what I think is funny? They say that displaying the american POWs infront of the camera is breaking the geneva convention, yet they're all more then eager to show Iraqi POWs.Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse
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Hypocriscy on the part of the US gov't is hardly anything new.Libraries are state sanctioned, so they're technically engaged in privateering. - Felch
I thought we're trying to have a serious discussion? It says serious in the thread title!- Al. B. SureComment
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I wonder how come we didnt attract any warmongers to this thread....
MRT... lousy job... sit... thats an F!!!
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I certainly dont!Originally posted by Daz
Is it really necesary to underline that Saddam is a ruthless dictator? Does anyone buy the story of Invading Iraq for the good of the Iraqi people anyway?
I fully agreeI bet that as soon the USA finish their thing in Iraq, they'll let the Turks in to slaughter the Kurds....They already would, but they still need the Kurds to help them with Saddam. I mean, its not like they didn't do it before....
-Never argue with an idiot; He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.Comment
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Point of the matter is, it is against Geneva convention to publicy show interrogation or otherwise humiliate POW's. Merely showing them is not against the Geneva convention. Subtle difference.Originally posted by Osweld
You know what I think is funny? They say that displaying the american POWs infront of the camera is breaking the geneva convention, yet they're all more then eager to show Iraqi POWs.
For instance showing them being taken (although to you and me may at face value be considered humiliating) is not considered inhumane. Showing them being interrogated and/or forced to give testimonials is considered humiliating and inhumane."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.†- Jimmy CarterComment
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Not to mention completely restrained and hooded Taliban being shipped off to Guano.You know what I think is funny? They say that displaying the american POWs infront of the camera is breaking the geneva convention, yet they're all more then eager to show Iraqi POWs.
Remember, this isn't a war- It the Super Bowl!! Lots of snappy logos and cool graphics. The play-by-play from former jocks (errr...generals) analyzing the strategy and breaking down the gadgets.
All we need now are Fox news Patriot cheerleaders (on trampolines, preferably)."Perhaps a new spirit is rising among us. If it is, let us trace its movements and pray that our own inner being may be sensitive to its guidance, for we are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness that seems so close around us." --MLK Jr.Comment
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ABC News is part of the US government??Originally posted by Thoth
Hypocriscy on the part of the US gov't is hardly anything new.
Oh. Wait a minute.....never mind. 
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That doesn't violate the Geneva convention.Originally posted by Osweld
yet they're all more then eager to show Iraqi POWs.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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On an aside can someone here explain to me how to do ABC (Activity Based Costing) cos i seem to have forgotten and have an assignment for it!, Cheers
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