Dutch camaraman kills Taliban

**GoreBag** · 10-24-2006, 19:14

My German isn't strong enough to understand Dutch, so I have no idea whether he actually killed anyone, but then, it doesn't really matter. He was taking photos, he was shot at, he shto back. Seems like a pretty linear story.

**Fragony** · 10-24-2006, 19:22

Originally Posted by GoreBag

My German isn't strong enough to understand Dutch

suffer.

**DemonArchangel** · 10-24-2006, 19:28

Frag, please, provide articles in English next time. First of all, most people on these forums do not understand Dutch. Secondly, your unofficial summary of the events may be biased, so we want to see the source ourselves.

**Scurvy** · 10-24-2006, 19:50

Originally Posted by DemonArchangel

Frag, please, provide articles in English next time. First of all, most people on these forums do not understand Dutch. Secondly, your unofficial summary of the events may be biased, so we want to see the source ourselves.

to be fair, most people on these forums do not understand English, but it doesnt stop them posting

**Csargo** · 10-24-2006, 19:55

I don't understand anything not even what I'm typing.

**Seamus Fermanagh** · 10-24-2006, 19:53

I read neither German nor Dutch, but journalism formatting in the West is pretty similar. The article is what Frag purports it to be. I could not determine if the weapon was Dutch, Taliban, or a personal tool of the journalist.

History shows us numerous examples of journalists caught up in combat. A few of them, "embedded" with a unit for a while, have picked up on the esprit de corps of that smaller unit and have fought with them in extremis. Human nature I expect.

**IRONxMortlock** · 10-25-2006, 05:55

Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh

History shows us numerous examples of journalists caught up in combat. A few of them, "embedded" with a unit for a while, have picked up on the esprit de corps of that smaller unit and have fought with them in extremis. Human nature I expect.

I agree. It's also a reason why being "in"bedded with military units as a journalist will completely cloud their objective judgement. The whole embedding program is a brilliant example of information control.

Getting back to the subject at hand though, journalists shouldn't be fighting but in a situation where it might be a matter of kill or be killed, you couldn't really blame them for defending themselves.

**Major Robert Dump** · 10-25-2006, 11:26

I'm sure the Taliban would have never, ever harmed this guy if they killed all the Dutch troops and he was the only one left. They probably would have given him some hot soup, a neck massage and let him have a goat.

**Andres** · 10-25-2006, 11:29

Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

and let him have a goat.

No comment.

**Lemur** · 10-24-2006, 19:56

Originally Posted by DemonArchangel

Frag, please, provide articles in English next time. First of all, most people on these forums do not understand Dutch. Secondly, your unofficial summary of the events may be biased, so we want to see the source ourselves.

That's uncalled-for. The article looks legit, and the summary isn't off the wall. I would just like an English version so's I can read it for my own education and entertainment.

It's been hours, and nobody's found an English version? Buncha bums.

**Mooks** · 10-24-2006, 20:50

How do journalist somehow have immunity status from all forms of combat? If there is battle going on, and the enemy has a journalist off to the side, hes a target. Reminds me of those cameramen that got bombed because they were recording a live battle between Isreali and Palestenian gurellias. They were too close, and the isrealis bombed them to pieces.