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Old 10-20-2005, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by peragro
The article states that the US soldiers were being fired upon from the hotel. Although it is possible, I seriously doubt that US Army soldiers would purposly target and kill foreign journalists without a legal reason to do so (i.e. within the rules of engagement). Of course, in war, if you are to the point of being fired upon it is immaterial who it is that's doing the firing - your job is to stop it.
I agree with you 100% ...someone is shooting at me from a hotel, I'm not going to the front desk ans ask them who resides in roon # such and such....if its terrorists or if its journalists....

You run to a war zone....you risk being shot.....every clown who goes there knows that.
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