Collateral Murder (merged)

tater · 04-06-10, 02:24 PM

CCIP, I was thinking in terms of how we viewed that area generally in 2007 when I said "bad guys." Meaning that it was one of the more dangerous parts of town to be in, not that it was all, or even mostly bad guys, just that attacks were staged from there as I recall, and it was a principle area of concern.

It was (is?) walled off, after all, so clearly they had some concerns, no?

I suppose "bad guys" should have been in quotes? <S>

tater

PS, I got the impression that the photographer went to the corner of that building, knelt, and was taking pictures around the corner right before they were engaged (the audio talks about RPG getting ready to fire at that point). The NPR article has an update saying that he was taking pictures of US forces, so that would have escalated the situation for the Apache, no? They think (mistaken) that the long-lens is an RPG, and one of the guides HAS an RPG, and then he "sneaks" around corner to take a pic? (sneaking would be sensible, as he doesn't want to get shot at. It really is tough, a war photographer is a pretty dangerous job.

04-06-10, 02:24 PM	#13
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	CCIP, I was thinking in terms of how we viewed that area generally in 2007 when I said "bad guys." Meaning that it was one of the more dangerous parts of town to be in, not that it was all, or even mostly bad guys, just that attacks were staged from there as I recall, and it was a principle area of concern. It was (is?) walled off, after all, so clearly they had some concerns, no? I suppose "bad guys" should have been in quotes? <S> tater PS, I got the impression that the photographer went to the corner of that building, knelt, and was taking pictures around the corner right before they were engaged (the audio talks about RPG getting ready to fire at that point). The NPR article has an update saying that he was taking pictures of US forces, so that would have escalated the situation for the Apache, no? They think (mistaken) that the long-lens is an RPG, and one of the guides HAS an RPG, and then he "sneaks" around corner to take a pic? (sneaking would be sensible, as he doesn't want to get shot at. It really is tough, a war photographer is a pretty dangerous job.