Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kevin Argue wrote that, having spent time covering Canadian troops in Bosnia, he may qualify for a 'time in theater' peace keeping medal, and then write... "After all the civilian > contractors working for the military in Bosnia and Afghanistan are > getting them." Which leads me to ask rhetorically - were you "working for the military," as those civilians were, or were you there as part of the media, as a theoretically impartial observer reporting back to the citizens of Canada on what their military was doing in Bosnia? Those "civilian contractors" are, in effect, members of the military - they are mercenaries, whether armed or unarmed, individuals paid to aid the military. So if they get medals, what's the problem? But journalists are not paid to aid the military - they are paid to report the truth as they see it. Big difference. B. D. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html