Posted part of this on another forum folks but feel that it is relevant to this thread.
As the last post highlights, there is a statement in the press today from the Colonel of the regiment that the two unfortunate British soldiers belonged to that they were NOT executed, but rather died in combat after their vehicle was ambushed. This is important for their famalies to know. If they were executed it is a crime. It is also a crime if Blair was trying to score a few points with a little spin. They are saying the boys were executed because they were missing there Helmets and Flak jackets. If you were an iraqi soldier under fire from the coilition what would be the first spoils of war you would take from a dead British soldier if it might just save your arse. This is war, it happens, I have witnessed the 'gizzit' collecting myself in the last Gulf conflict. We need a proper examination of bodies before we jump to conclusions that shock the masses. We are whipping the troops up into a frenzy of emotion by the irresponsible, unproven statements in the media. We need to find out what happened, not react to what we think happened. These people all deserve our unswerving support, and that includes responsible media coverage(including statements by OUR prime president)
Everyone is getting so mad about the various coverage we are seeing of dead soldiers, parading of POW's etc. They(the media) are all as bad as each other. When we show disgusting things it's OK, when they show it - outrage! - and visa versa. It is all propoganda and you are all falling for it. I did not like the pictures of our dead british troops, or the parading of POW's. BUT! we did the same. The parading of Iraqi POW's, showing them lay down on the floor, full face shots whilst they are being searched. Thats pretty humiliating as well isn't it? They can be identified.
The pictures of the 2 dead Iraqi's in the trench with the white flag. Is that any less disgraceful than the photos of those two poor british lads yesterday? Even today in the tabloids they are calling the incident disgusting, and then blow me down, turn the next page in the same newspaper to see a picture of two US soldiers leaning over two dead Iraqi's in a bus. Faces and expression of death clearly visible(and identifiable). They are all a bunch of To****s who want to sell newspapers and get TV scoops. The politicians who will use any excuse to score propoganda will 'Spin' anything they can to make themselves feel justified are all w*****s. I have no problem with condeming Al Jazeera for what they show. But lets stop being a bunch of Hypocritical, self opinionated Bas****s!
