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Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: funkedup on March 20, 2003, 09:19:27 PM

Seems to know what he is talking about, and the live shots are pretty amazing.

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: funkedup on March 20, 2003, 09:35:02 PM

Man I'm not going to be able to sleep now.  Been "riding" with the 7th for 30 minutes now.

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Gman on March 20, 2003, 09:36:23 PM

Agree, this is pretty amazing, and as annoying as journalists can be, you have to hand it to these guys who but their bellybutton way out in the wind and ride with a front line unit.

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: funkedup on March 20, 2003, 09:37:13 PM

CNN guy "What's to stop the Iraqis from watching this and taking out these tanks."

Military guy "They ARE watching this."

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Gyro/T69 on March 20, 2003, 09:37:49 PM

same thing with the 3rd Inf. On fox

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Gman on March 20, 2003, 09:38:51 PM

Lol Funked, just posted that in the "idiot newscaster comments" thread.

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: funkedup on March 20, 2003, 09:39:59 PM

Your tax dollars at work.  :)

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Dune on March 20, 2003, 10:22:25 PM

I once met a man who was one of the first Israeli tankers to reach the Suez during the 6 day war.  This was like watching his stories.

7th Cav.  For Gerryowen and glory!

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Bonden on March 20, 2003, 10:26:24 PM

One thing that ran through my mind when I saw this was -

"We got an M3 on the way ?"

This coverage is truly amazing.

Best wishes to all we are watching...................

Bonden

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Charon on March 21, 2003, 10:45:05 AM

They seem to be giving away too much intel, even when trying not too. However, that may be part of the point, or a non issue tactically.

Charon

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Wlfgng on March 21, 2003, 10:47:25 AM

lol.  I'm sure the people whose lives are on the line thought of this.. probable mis-information.

a little goes a long way :)

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Pongo on March 21, 2003, 10:49:06 AM

There is no way to tell where those pictures are taken from, there are no geopgraphical features to see.
Theycould be driving in circles in saudi arabia trying to spoof the Iraqis for all we know.

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Charon on March 21, 2003, 11:17:06 AM

What caught me was an exchange I heard yesterday with the guy in the Marine unit (paraphrased):


Reporter: "No burning oil wells so far."

Anchor: "We're not supposed to get any specific location information, but can we assume that since you are in a position to see oil wells you are here (GIS map flyby to logical oil well location)."

Probably does more to heighten the fear among Iraqi leaders than it really gives anything away. In fact, if it draws Iraqi forces out into the open it would be a great thing.

It did bug me during the 7th Cav coverage when they called up the Company Commander’s wife and interviewed her while the vehicles were moving live. I cringed when the anchor said something like: “I wonder if we could get your husband on the line…” Being infinitely wiser than this love muffin she responded, “No, I want him to stay focused on his mission so he can come home safely.”

I hope the broadcast media shows the promised restraint if they get into heavy contact and start taking casualties. Of course, I hope we see the real test in some other war.

It is an odd new world. Like the Israeli mothers calling their son’s on their cell phones during basic training.


Charon

Title: CNN guy with 7th Cav
Post by: Monk on March 21, 2003, 11:31:50 AM

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Originally posted by Pongo
There is no way to tell where those pictures are taken from, there are no geopgraphical features to see.
Theycould be driving in circles in saudi arabia trying to spoof the Iraqis for all we know.

Na, look pretty real to me.