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Re: Hotel Palestine
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 10 Apr 2003 11:04:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva writes:
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> > Please elaborate.
> > Personally, I think a (known to be occupied) hotel is a "don't shoot" place,
> > much like a hospital.
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> I think this particular regime waived that notion when they started
> stationing (and firing) AA from inside hospitals and stationing (and firing)
> tanks next to mosques.
So what - you soot the mosque next to the tank, or the tank? Do you shoot
the hospital wards next to the AA, or the AA?
Or in this case, does the tank shoot at the MoI (target), or the hotel some
100+ meters from it?
> These reporters were told that Baghdad was a dangerous place and they would
> be taking their chances. They took their chances. I saw some of these rocket
> scientists on TV this morning, they were doing things like running directly
> in front of oncoming tanks so they could get better shots.
Precisely. Those are daredevils: would the average reporter get in front of
traffic on a busy highway? No. Much in the same way the average reporter
chose to stay in a place they considered isolated enough not to be struck by
rogue shells - the Hotel Palestine.
> Think of it as evolution in action.
Please explain. I don't get the analogy.
Pedro
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| (...) You shoot the tank, or the AA, and hope for the best. I like Frank's analysis... if your enemy is desperate enough to blow off the normal rules of war, you don't get a free pass, you still have to do your best to stick to your own rules and (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I think this particular regime waived that notion when they started stationing (and firing) AA from inside hospitals and stationing (and firing) tanks next to mosques. These reporters were told that Baghdad was a dangerous place and they would (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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