Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jesse wrote.. So the Israelis shoot to kill, Bill? Really? I don't think that the Israelis are completely right, but you didn't see the Palestinians raising an outcry in horror at the lynching, did you?........ .......... Jesse, please don't read anything partisan into my remarks. This is certainly not the forum to debate the oldest running animosity in the world. My intent was to join in the commentary about the effects of journalists on events. Many have said the journalists' presence may sometimes incite staged violence; I said their presence as witnesses may sometimes inhibit some violence. In fact, the Hearst papers started the Spanish American War almost singel-handedly and the efforts of police and armies to exclude journalists from many conflicts suggests the bad guys are less likely to commit some atrocities under public scrutinty. Note the use of "some", "may", and "sometimes". If my intent is not clear please use my personal email for reply and not submit the whole LUG to an Arab-Israel, Armenian-Turk, Hutu-Tutsi, or other insoluble debate. Thanks, Bill Lawlor