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Old 02-05-2009, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tonkovich View Post
all i remember from that time is dan rather dressed as an afghan ( well, sort of) reporting "behind enemy lines", making nice with our new friends, the, yes, "muhjadeen". that turned out quite well...
Of all the things Dan Rather has done for which I hold him in contempt, that is not one. What he did was extraordinarily brave.

Yeah, it was showmanship for our end of the TV tube. But he honored his hosts by playing straight with them and adopting their dress in a serious and dignified manner. His hosts are tough as stone and iron and they do not suffer cowardice or insult willingly. Rather did exactly the right thing and they took him places they wouldn't take most westerners. Just as our special ops guys and CIA guys did before the "real" war began.

Dan Rather doing that showed real "courage."

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