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pisshead
10-13-2006, 01:46 PM
Video: US 'head shot' kills British camera man
Raw Story | October 12 2006 (http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Video_US_head_shot_kills_British_1012.html)
A shot to the head from US forces has killed a British camera man, according to this report filed by the UK's Channel 4.


Intentional Targeting of Independent Journalists

ITV journalists 'killed by US troops' (http://www.propagandamatrix.com/230304journalistskilled.html)
London Guardian | March 23 2004
Two ITV journalists who went missing in the attack in which veteran reporter Terry Lloyd died were killed by US troops, according to new witness reports. (http://www.propagandamatrix.com/230304journalistskilled.html)

The Rise of a New Dictatorship in Iraq (http://www.prisonplanet.com/021203newdictatorship.html)
The forcible shutting down of the Al-Arabiya news channel in Baghdad is the first act of a new dictatorship shedding its teeth in the increasingly undemocratic Iraq. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/021203newdictatorship.html)

Recipe For Terror: Assassinated Reuters Camaraman Uncovered Evidence of Mass US Casualties in Iraq (http://www.prisonplanet.com/281103recipeforterror.html)
"Mazen told me by phone few days before his death that he discovered a mass grave dug by U.S. troops to conceal the bodies of their fellow comrades killed in Iraqi resistance attacks," Nazmi said. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/281103recipeforterror.html)

Freed Iranians accuse US of torture (http://www.prisonplanet.com/031103freediranianstorture.html)
Two Iranian journalists with state-run television who were freed by US forces in Iraq after four months of detention have charged they were subjected to "severe torture" while in American custody. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/031103freediranianstorture.html)

Iran angry at U.S. arrest of journalists (http://www.prisonplanet.com/311003iranangry.html)
Iran is increasingly angry with the continued detention by the United States of two Iranian journalists arrested while filming an Iraqi checkpoint. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/311003iranangry.html)

What were they trying to hide? Journalists detained after US military look for photographers of bombing incident (http://www.prisonplanet.com/191003journalistsdetained.html)
In a fresh attack on reporters covering the occupation of Iraq, two agency journalists were locked up by Iraqi police for several hours on Sunday. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/191003journalistsdetained.html)

Lloyd killed by US helicopter fire, claims Iraqi (http://www.prisonplanet.com/lloyd_killed_by_us_helicopter_fire.html)
Almost six months after the journalist died, a rescuer has come forward to say he picked him up at the scene of the initial ambush and was taking him to hospital when they came under fire from a US helicopter. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/lloyd_killed_by_us_helicopter_fire.html)

Pentagon Threatens to Kill Independent Reporters in Iraq (http://www.prisonplanet.com/pentagon_threatens_to_kill_independent_reporters_i n_iraq.html)
" I was told by a senior officer in the Pentagon, that if television signals out of... Baghdad, for example-- were detected by any planes ...electronic media... mediums, of the military above Baghdad... they'd be fired down on. Even if they were journalists ..' (http://www.prisonplanet.com/pentagon_threatens_to_kill_independent_reporters_i n_iraq.html)

Audio of Kate Adie interview with Irish radio station (http://www.prisonplanet.com/adiepp.mp3)
US troops 'crazy' in killing of cameraman (http://www.prisonplanet.com/us_troops_crazy_in_killing_of_cameraman.html)
Journalists who were with a Reuters news cameraman shot dead by US troops while filming outside a Baghdad prison yesterday accused the soldiers of behaving in a "crazy" and negligent fashion. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/us_troops_crazy_in_killing_of_cameraman.html)

Reuters Cameraman Killed For Filming U.S. Graves: Brother (http://www.prisonplanet.com/reuters_cameraman_killed_for_filming_us_graves.htm l)
The brother of Reuters cameraman Mazen Dana said he was deliberately murdered for discovering mass graves of U.S. troops killed in Iraqi resistance attacks. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/reuters_cameraman_killed_for_filming_us_graves.htm l)

Pressure grows over US killing of journalists (http://www.prisonplanet.com/pressure_grows_over_us_killing_of_journalists.html )
On April 8, two journalists were killed in Baghdad. By this date, only weeks into the conflict, the death toll for journalists in Iraq was an alarming 10, more than double the total killed in the entirety of the first Gulf War in 1991. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/pressure_grows_over_us_killing_of_journalists.html )

Report Says U.S. Did Target Media Outlets In Gulf War II (http://www.prisonplanet.com/report_says_us_did_target_media_outlets_in_gulf_wa r_2.html)
A newly released report notes that during the coalition air assault on Iraq, Central Command ??authorized? bombing strikes against ??media facilities? in which a number of journalists were killed and employed weapons that human rights groups want banned. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/report_says_us_did_target_media_outlets_in_gulf_wa r_2.html)

US deliberately targeted journalists: Pak mediamen (http://www.prisonplanet.com/us_deliberately_targeted_journalists.html)
Pakistan's media organizations and journalists on Wednesday alleged the US had deliberately targeted a group of newsmen for objective reporting of the events, taking place in Iraq. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/us_deliberately_targeted_journalists.html)

Hotel hit 'deliberate': French TV (http://www.prisonplanet.com/hotel_hit_deliberate_french_tv.html)
Footage filmed by France 3 television of a strike on a hotel which killed two journalists in Baghdad today shows a US tank targeting the journalists' hotel and waiting at least two minutes before firing. The French TV channel had positioned two cameras in two rooms facing the bridge. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/hotel_hit_deliberate_french_tv.html)

Reuters Journalist Killed by U.S. Tank Hit on Hotel (http://www.prisonplanet.com/reuters_journalist_killed_by_us_tank_hit_on_hotel. html)
A Reuters journalist was killed and three were wounded in Baghdad on Tuesday when a U.S. tank fired a shell at the media hotel where they were working. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/reuters_journalist_killed_by_us_tank_hit_on_hotel. html)

Tank captain admits firing on media hotel (http://www.prisonplanet.com/tank_captain_admits_firing_on_media_hotel.html)
A US army captain has admitted that an Abrams tank under his command fired on the Palestine hotel in Baghdad, killing two journalists, but said he had not been told that the hotel was home to the international press. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/tank_captain_admits_firing_on_media_hotel.html)

Marines search media's Baghdad hotel (http://www.prisonplanet.com/marines_search_medias_baghdad_hotel.html)
Teams of U.S. Marines looked "for unauthorized weapons" and people "not friendly to the United States" in a search Tuesday at a Baghdad hotel that is a home base for many journalists, a military source told CNN's Michael Holmes. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/marines_search_medias_baghdad_hotel.html)

Journalists Are Victims Of War Story (http://www.prisonplanet.com/journalists_are_victims_of_war_story.html)
At least one journalist died, another was wounded and three others went missing Saturday in Iraq. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/journalists_are_victims_of_war_story.html)

Allied forces might have killed British journalist (http://www.prisonplanet.com/allied_forces_may_have_killed_british_journalist.h tml)
A veteran British war correspondent, missing in southern Iraq along with a cameraman and their translator, were presumed dead after being hit by "friendly fire" from allied tanks, according to a newspaper report yesterday. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/allied_forces_may_have_killed_british_journalist.h tml)

Troops fire on press vehicle (http://www.prisonplanet.com/091903firevehicle.html)
US soldiers today fired on a car belonging to the American news agency Associated Press, an Agence France-Presse reporter at the scene said. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/091903firevehicle.html)

Al-Jazeera cameraman killed in US raid (http://www.prisonplanet.com/al_jazeera_cameraman_killed_in_us_raid.html)
An al-Jazeera cameraman has died and another of the Arabic-language news channel's journalists is missing after a coalition bombing raid hit its Baghdad office this morning. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/al_jazeera_cameraman_killed_in_us_raid.html)

Iraq TV raid may break Geneva Convention (http://www.prisonplanet.com/iraq_tv_raid_may_break_geneva_convention.html)
The head of the world's biggest journalists' organisation says a U.S. bomb and missile attack on Iraqi television was an attempt at censorship and may have breached the Geneva Conventions. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/iraq_tv_raid_may_break_geneva_convention.html)

Journalists die in US attacks (http://www.prisonplanet.com/journalists_die_in_us_attacks.html)
Tareq Ayub, a correspondent for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite television station, died of his injuries after a US missile strike on the station's Baghdad offices, the Arabic news channel reported. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/journalists_die_in_us_attacks.html)

Killing of journalists by Americans intentional (http://www.prisonplanet.com/killing_of_journalists_by_americans_intentional.ht ml)
Italian daily La Estempa said on Wednesday the killings of journalists in Baghdad by the Americans was deliberate. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/killing_of_journalists_by_americans_intentional.ht ml)

Boston Globe Reporter Killed in Iraq (http://www.prisonplanet.com/boston_globe_reporter_killed_in_iraq.html)
Elizabeth Neuffer, an award-winning reporter for The Boston Globe, died in a car accident in Iraq while on assignment covering the aftermath of the war, the newspaper said. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/boston_globe_reporter_killed_in_iraq.html)

Media Casualties in Iraq Since the Outbreak of the War (http://www.prisonplanet.com/media_casualties_in_iraq_since_the_start_of_the_wa r.html)
A Reuters cameraman, a Spanish television photographer and an Al-Jazeera TV channel reporter were killed on Tuesday in the latest US bombing of Baghdad, bringing to at least 12 the total number of media casualties since the US-led war on Iraq began on March 20. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/media_casualties_in_iraq_since_the_start_of_the_wa r.html)

Pentagon expels CSM reporter from Iraq for allegedly revealing location (http://www.prisonplanet.com/pentagon_expels_csm_reporter_from_iraq.html)
A reporter for The Christian Science Monitor has been ordered out of Iraq after the Pentagon said he revealed the location of a Marine unit during a television interview. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/pentagon_expels_csm_reporter_from_iraq.html)

Weapon or camera? US troops can't seem to tell (http://www.prisonplanet.com/weapon_or_camera_us_troops_cant_seem_to_tell.html)
Three journalists were killed in Baghdad in two separate attacks by US troops yesterday, prompting an outcry about the Americans' judgment. (http://www.prisonplanet.com/weapon_or_camera_us_troops_cant_seem_to_tell.html)

Torog
10-13-2006, 02:08 PM
Howdy pisshead,

Such are the dangers of a war that's being fought by enemy combatants who dress in civilian clothes and hide behind the skirts of women and girls,if the press doesn't want to git shot at,they best wear a bright orange vest or something,that makes it clear,that they aren't in fact,an enemy combatant,using the guise of a 'camera-man' to attack our troops with..don't ya reckon ?

Have a good one ...

pisshead
10-13-2006, 02:24 PM
well shit! we better give up our sovereignty to a world government, turn in our guns and be slaves then! so iraq can have freedom!

how about this, does this count too?

Those who cite the threat of car bombs as the necessity which mandates this should recall the incident where British SAS personnel were caught (http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2005/200905stagedterror.htm) dressed up as Arabs with fake wigs and garb attacking a police station.

the guise of a camera man? yeah, i'm sure there are thousands of iraqis dressed up as british cameramen with 20 thousand dollar television cameras around. and given the history of journalists being killed, which you aren't even going to look at anyway, it doesn't seem likely it was a terrorist with a tv camera.

i can tell the difference between a tv camera and a machine gun or a rocket launcher? perhaps you think a rocket could have come out of that tv camera, so you had to blow his head off?

how do you think people here would react to this level of freedom? iraq is a free country now, right? or does that freedom come with some restrictions?

Myth1184
10-13-2006, 06:11 PM
lol total BS.
Watch the Epidose, they say the shots to the Body came from Iraqis' yet the SINGLE shot to the head they say came from an American Gun. How do they come to that conclusion? Also, just cause a Car is Marked TV doesnt mean that the people in the car are TV Reporters...remembers...HAMAS uses cars marked UN/Red Cross all the time to transport their troops

Fengzi
10-13-2006, 06:46 PM
Howdy pisshead,

Such are the dangers of a war that's being fought by enemy combatants who dress in civilian clothes and hide behind the skirts of women and girls,if the press doesn't want to git shot at,they best wear a bright orange vest or something,that makes it clear,that they aren't in fact,an enemy combatant,using the guise of a 'camera-man' to attack our troops with..don't ya reckon ?

Have a good one ...

I can't believe I'm saying this.... but I actually agree with Torog. While I may be against the fact that we are in Iraq in the first place, I do support our troops and have a hard time finding them at fault here. I don't know how many times I see footage of some reporter or cameraman, running around during a battle like they think they're bullet proff, and think to myself "what an idiot". I really amazed more of them aren't dropping like flies. If they want that action footage they gotta accept the fact that they may just have to die for it.

The reporter died in crossfire. That means he was right in between our guys and the Iraqi's who were trying to kill each other. No matter how tough or well trained our soldiers are, they are human. When your in the middle of a battle, and other people are actively trying to kill you, you tend to shoot first and ask questions later. It's called self preservation and it's instinctual.

Torog
10-14-2006, 02:25 PM
I can't believe I'm saying this.... but I actually agree with Torog. While I may be against the fact that we are in Iraq in the first place, I do support our troops and have a hard time finding them at fault here. I don't know how many times I see footage of some reporter or cameraman, running around during a battle like they think they're bullet proff, and think to myself "what an idiot". I really amazed more of them aren't dropping like flies. If they want that action footage they gotta accept the fact that they may just have to die for it.

The reporter died in crossfire. That means he was right in between our guys and the Iraqi's who were trying to kill each other. No matter how tough or well trained our soldiers are, they are human. When your in the middle of a battle, and other people are actively trying to kill you, you tend to shoot first and ask questions later. It's called self preservation and it's instinctual.

Howdy Fengzi,

Wow ! It is hard to believe that ya agree with me,lol,but I also believe that yer reply,is highly ageeable to me too,and I think that it should be pointed out,that if a camera-man interferes with a soldier's mission or compromises his safety and that of his fellow soldier's,that he ain't got much business being there and they're dang lucky we give em so much rope to hang their selves with,maybe a suspension of the press being there,is called for ?

Pisshead : As long as the situation there remains dangerous and we're under attack from unknown elements,then these sorts of incidents will continue to happen..maybe the camera-man should have called for a commercial break,so he could haul his behind out of the way ?

Have a good one ....