Yanks shell media
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Mon Ami Mate

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6,589 posts

299 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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I see a US tank has just shelled the hotel that the world's media are staying in. They may have the world's greatest war technology, but they clearly have some pretty diminutive minds operating it.

Dan

1,068 posts

315 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Are you sure this was a mistake?? From some of the Journalism I've seen this may well be humanitarian

JMGS4

8,933 posts

301 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Not only that they actually managerd to target Al Jazeera with a cruise!!! I wonder why????

mannginger

10,304 posts

288 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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From reports the soldiers were being sniped at from the hotel - the US have asked reporters to hang out sheets from their balconies, yet strangely they seem reluctant to do this.

If I was being shot at and I see what could be an RPG launcher pointed at me I for one wouldn't hang around. The media have to be sensible - after all they are in the middle of a battle.



RichB

56,456 posts

315 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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mannginger said:From reports the soldiers were being sniped at from the hotel
However the Sky reporter says this is absolute bollox. www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=34860 Rich...

JMGS4

8,933 posts

301 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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mannginger said: From reports the soldiers were being sniped at from the hotel


Do the septics know the difference between verbal and actual sniping???

Mon Ami Mate

Original Poster:

6,589 posts

299 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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mannginger said: From reports the soldiers were being sniped at from the hotel


You'd think that hte tank commander would be well enough briefed to know that the journalists were staying in the Palestine Hotel, and which building it is.

apache

39,731 posts

315 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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JMGS4 said:

mannginger said: From reports the soldiers were being sniped at from the hotel


Do the septics know the difference between verbal and actual sniping???





possibly not, which would explain a lot

anarchystorm

943 posts

287 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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I have just heard that the Hotel was being attacked with Mortars and that the US Tanks hadnt shot at it.

I dont know who to beleive though as all these reporters are either wrong or lie.

mondeoman

11,430 posts

297 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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JMGS4 said:

mannginger said: From reports the soldiers were being sniped at from the hotel


Do the septics know the difference between verbal and actual sniping???




maybe not, but they know a tank when they see one .....

septic ........ tank ....... geddit??? DOH!!!

RichB

56,456 posts

315 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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anarchystorm said: I have just heard that the Hotel was being attacked with Mortars and that the US Tanks hadnt shot at it.

I dont know who to beleive though as all these reporters are either wrong or lie.
Well in my post I did say that the story would be changed (or edited) pretty quickly, seems I was right R...