Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Johnny You forget that most of the heavy action was performed by Special Forces types, and the last thing they needed was to have any fat-assed photographers like me slowing them down, or giving their positions away by their noisy Leicas. I am referring to the combat in Afghanistan, as you were. Jerry Johnny Deadman wrote: > ah, so you think the military might spontaneously have decided to > lighten up? > > nice to meet an optimist > > take a peek at the front-line coverage of the war in Afghanistan > > oh, hang on, there wasn't any > > what, none at all? > > nope, none > > are we getting the picture? > > (no, unfortunately) > > There is absolutely NO advantage to the military to permit media access > to hot combat zone, since they cannot predict what the media will find > there, and it is extremely unlike to be flattering (dead bodies are > like that). The only circumstances under which they will allow it are > (a) when they are forced to by orders from above, generally political > or (b) they want to sabotage the politicians who have got them into > this mess or (c) they are trying to leverage themselves over another > rival branch of the armed forces. > > JB > > On Monday, January 20, 2003, at 09:36 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: > > >> If you are referring to Bush Sr.'s Gulf war, then you just go the > >> library and read back issues NYR of B and Harpers for extensive > >> coverage and commentary on the military's control of media access. > >> There were other publications as well but that is where I read of it. > > > > The issue was current not past. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html