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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:34 AM
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Breaking -CNN crew pinned behind building
as gunfire rages in Beirut.

Here we go again.
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El Pinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:35 AM
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1. Reminds me of the time early in Iraq invasion when the US military deliberately targeted journalists
Remember when they targeted those unimbedded reporters in that hotel?
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ogsbee Donating Member (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:45 AM
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6. Self delete
Edited on Thu May-08-08 10:48 AM by ogsbee
Duplicate
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ogsbee Donating Member (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:46 AM
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7. Yes. The lesson military geniuses learned from Vietnam was that journalists are the enemy
Otherwise we would have won the Vietnam war . Of course this actually means an informed citizenry is the enemy, which means citizens are the enemy. So thus they wage information warfare against U.S. citizens with the goal of full spectrum dominance.

Of course this is an aside to the main thread. We wish the CNN crew well and will be happy when they are out of danger unscathed.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:36 AM
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2. Send in Condi
I am sure she can make the peace.
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Tinksrival Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:38 AM
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3. I second that!
Condi says peace is right around the corner!
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:40 AM
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4. Is that the corner CNN crew is on?
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 11:06 AM
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12. No, send in McCain
He can walk around Baghdad safely.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:41 AM
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5. hasn't Beirut been through enough already.
such a beautiful city at one time.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 11:05 AM
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11. People there will tell you the party has never stopped
not even during the massive war during the 80s. Beirut Nights radio stayed on during the last Israeli war against them.

The Lebanese people are a miracle of resilience.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 11:07 AM
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13. Wasn't it once known as the Paris if the middle east?
such a shame.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:47 AM
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8. If only there was some sort of large room, with lots of monitors that CNN
could use to track these kinds of situations while offering relevant commentary by experts in the field.
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FreepFryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:56 AM
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9. Well done indeed, DS1. :) :) (n/t)
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Mika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 11:04 AM
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10. They already do have such a room. Of course, monitoring different situations.



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