M: You know why it was shelled? Cause one of the journalists decided to take a picture of the tanks passing by on the street.
That was one of the reasons offered, along with the claim that the tank had been fired on from the hotel and that they'd seen an Iraqi "spotter" at the hotel. The problem with this is that the American military had, in fact, been told that there were reporters in the hotel. Firing on it because a war correspondent was doing his job (taking pictures of the war) indicates either a deliberate attack on journalists (doubtful) or a criminally negligent failure to inform the tank gunner that the Palestine Hotel was not a valid target.
m: As in this case with reuters reporter, pointing long tube-ish objects without warning and identification at tanks, humvees, gunships and people with weapons in general - not the smartest idea.
Where in this video does the reporter do this? In particular while, badly wounded, he's desperately crawling on his belly in an attempt to get away?
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Date: 10/4/10 23:24 (UTC)That was one of the reasons offered, along with the claim that the tank had been fired on from the hotel and that they'd seen an Iraqi "spotter" at the hotel. The problem with this is that the American military had, in fact, been told that there were reporters in the hotel. Firing on it because a war correspondent was doing his job (taking pictures of the war) indicates either a deliberate attack on journalists (doubtful) or a criminally negligent failure to inform the tank gunner that the Palestine Hotel was not a valid target.
m: As in this case with reuters reporter, pointing long tube-ish objects without warning and identification at tanks, humvees, gunships and people with weapons in general - not the smartest idea.
Where in this video does the reporter do this? In particular while, badly wounded, he's desperately crawling on his belly in an attempt to get away?