Originally Posted by
soarbum
Just bad luck eh, wrong place at the wrong time.
Maybe.
Why are the journalists in Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza so much unluckier that their counterparts in Ukraine or any other conflict?
1. The Israelis are better shots than the Russians. (If intentional)
2. The Russians are better shots than the Israelis. (if not)
3. They think that they have a physical immunity and take greater risks because of that attitude.
(Probably not the case here, since journo tried to take cover...)
4. The increased lethality of modern weapons.
5. Too close to another target to avoid the frag pattern.
6. other possible factors all ending with
7. A cock up.
But:
Even still alive under the rubble, the IDF prevented an ambulance from providing aid which may well have saved her.
Whether or not they knew who it was in there, or cared, is a piece of this story that would take more evidence to confirm, but that underlined bit sure isn't what I'd expect from our forces in a similar situation.
In any event, thanks for the reply and amplification.
Mech, those are interesting numbers, but think for a minute: how many journos on that list were covering the war from the North Vietnamese side?
You aren't making an apples to apples comparison.