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AVGWarhawk 01-19-10 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman (Post 1239892)
Did they build them in a week in mountains or on the flat bits of pacific islands?
Did they set off days or weeks in advance with a full plan for each location and all assets already assembled?


Well, I believe the Japanese cleared most of the fields if I remeber correctly. We took the island and completed the runway with material that could handle B17 and larger.

OneToughHerring 01-19-10 12:26 PM

And about the media covering this, I wonder if they'd be showing the bloody bodies and all that if it was a white nation, let alone the US? But because it's 'some black country' it's ok to show the full extent of the suffering.

In my country there was a big ferry accident, a ship called Estonia sank. There was footage of the bodies but it was kept from all of the media. The most that was shown were coffins.

SteamWake 01-19-10 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman (Post 1239892)
Did they build them in a week in mountains or on the flat bits of pacific islands?
Did they set off days or weeks in advance with a full plan for each location and all assets already assembled?

Probably true but they also had the pesky problem of people lobbing munitions their way.

Still I wouldd be willing to guess though that at some point they were called in at the last minute with little prior notice.

SteamWake 01-19-10 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Steamwake
Then theres the dammed if you do and dammed if you dont... But hey consider the source ;)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUST...rpc=22&sp=true

Good old Hugo... he may be insane but he's consistant.

LOL looks like the French agree

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Originally Posted by Telegraph UK
France accused the US of "occupying" Haiti on Monday as thousands of American troops flooded into the country to take charge of aid efforts and security.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-flood-in.html

If it wasent so dire I would say.. hell lets pull our troops out and let france deal with the consiquences :rock:

AVGWarhawk 01-19-10 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring (Post 1239941)
And about the media covering this, I wonder if they'd be showing the bloody bodies and all that if it was a white nation, let alone the US? But because it's 'some black country' it's ok to show the full extent of the suffering.

In my country there was a big ferry accident, a ship called Estonia sank. There was footage of the bodies but it was kept from all of the media. The most that was shown were coffins.


You're not serious are you?

SteamWake 01-19-10 03:27 PM

disaster porn

Noun.

When the media puts horrific or tragic images on a 24 hour loop, constantly driving them into your head, and then refers to the events portrayed as an "unspeakable tragedy" . .. .despite the fact that they have four different talking heads analyzing it 24 hours a day. Often times disaster porn is used to generate financial support. Most commonly associated with 9/11, where every mention of the "terrorist outrage" was followed by an infomercial for NYPD t-shirts and American flag bumper stickers.

"This is just horrible. I can't even bear to look." Said Geraldo Rivera as he rewound the disaster porn tape of the World Trade Center collapsing for the 10,000th time that day. "Buy 'I LOVE AMERICA' bumper stickers and NYPD hats now!"

Dowly 01-19-10 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring (Post 1239941)
In my country there was a big ferry accident, a ship called Estonia sank. There was footage of the bodies but it was kept from all of the media. The most that was shown were coffins.

And what country would that be? Cant be Finland because they sure as hell showed bodies in the news when it happened.

AVGWarhawk 01-19-10 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly (Post 1240109)
And what country would that be? Cant be Finland because they sure as hell showed bodies in the news when it happened.


I was a ridiculas comment from OTH...9/11 we saw all the news had to offer on blood shed and suffering. Hell, they showed the people jumping out of the twin towers and at least 50 floors up. The media was not shy about that.

Katrina...we got the full effect there as well.


Looks like a bait post to me :hmmm:

OneToughHerring 01-19-10 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly (Post 1240109)
And what country would that be? Cant be Finland because they sure as hell showed bodies in the news when it happened.

I don't remember any bodies from Estonia. There were plenty of pictures taken but very few if any shown in the media, tv or newspapers.

Oh yea, Katrina. The dead bodies you saw were those of black people.

As far as 9/11, there were images of people falling but not the actual corpses or dying people. Even in the documentaries the dead bodies are edited out. Not so with this earthquake.

Dowly 01-19-10 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring (Post 1240132)
I don't remember any bodies from Estonia. There were plenty of pictures taken but very few if any shown in the media, tv or newspapers.

There was pictures and videos shown on news and on newspapers.

Remember? :-?
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9Kx3pIYK9tA/0.jpg

OneToughHerring 01-19-10 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly (Post 1240136)
There was pictures and videos shown on news and on newspapers.

Remember?
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9Kx3pIYK9tA/0.jpg

It's difficult to tell if the people on those rafts were alive or dead, taken from such as distance. Quite a few actually survived on those rafts.

Bodies did eventually wash ashore and pictures were taken of them but those pictures weren't published.

Dowly 01-19-10 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring (Post 1240141)
It's difficult to tell if the people on those rafts were alive or dead, taken from such as distance. Quite a few actually survived on those rafts.

Bodies did eventually wash ashore and pictures were taken of them but those pictures weren't published.

The video from the rescue chopper showed that particular raft longer as it was hovering above it. Not hard to tell at all. Also, there were shots on the same video of bodies being lifted from the sea.

Anywho, that's all from me.

SteamWake 01-19-10 04:07 PM

For cryin out loud. Back on topic please.

AVGWarhawk 01-19-10 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring (Post 1240132)
I don't remember any bodies from Estonia. There were plenty of pictures taken but very few if any shown in the media, tv or newspapers.

Oh yea, Katrina. The dead bodies you saw were those of black people.

As far as 9/11, there were images of people falling but not the actual corpses or dying people. Even in the documentaries the dead bodies are edited out. Not so with this earthquake.

Search the net, you will find just as many whites as blacks. I just did and also discovered the media was asked to block all of those pictures...no matter white or black. I guess you are correct that happenings in other countries are open to any pictures presented in other countries. Tell me, why do you think that is?

Onkel Neal 01-19-10 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk (Post 1240113)
I was a ridiculas comment from OTH...9/11 we saw all the news had to offer on blood shed and suffering. Hell, they showed the people jumping out of the twin towers and at least 50 floors up. The media was not shy about that.

Katrina...we got the full effect there as well.


Looks like a bait post to me :hmmm:

Don't take the bait :03:


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