it's weird that western journalists aren't freaking out about the IOF, to all appearances, targeting journalists and their families
I mean western journalists are mostly scum but I expected a little solidarity
I mean... everyone but the general public knew he was CIA and remembered who his uncle was. The general public was outraged but the US government and major media outlets didn't make too much of a fuss because it would have resulted in public discussion about what he actually did for a living. Being a Washington Post "journalist" (wrote a few OpEd pieces, not a journalist) was an extremely half assed cover story. Even his own family didn't really have shit to say because they knew what was up. Only person who seemed genuinely confused was his fiance/girlfriend in the US.
Would have been like people getting upset over Jeffery Epstein or Gislane Maxwell getting offed by a government before everyone knew about the Epstein stuff.
i don't disagree with the sentiment but uh, 69 journalists were killed in world war 2? that seems uh maybe low balling a bit lol.
Just my hypothesis but I feel like news coverage has exploded since then and more journalists are willing to go into active battlegrounds with generally better security and safety measures.
That and with the draft and getting everyone able into uniform how many were even left to be press. Not like they would allow women to do it
Reminds me of a journalist who was reporting from Gaza about their deceased colleague and the colleague's family who were murdered in a strike; he was clearly traumatized and took off his vest and helmet and said these do nothing.
Found the clip:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p3yDx_VWPd8
Obviously all the child murder is worse, but this is still fucking crazy
Really wish people would stop calling this a "war" but I might just have to give up on that fight, feels like everyone is
New York Times reported 69 died in WW2 so libs have to acknowledge it.
Since the start of the war in 2003, 71 journalists have been killed in Iraq, a figure that does not even include the more than two dozen members of news media support staff who have also died, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. That number is more than the 63 killed in Vietnam, the 17 killed in Korea, and even the 69 killed in World War II, according to Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan free speech advocacy group.
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/world/middleeast/30embed.html
