**Came home late last night after class, just in time to catch the piece in graphic detail on all six local NY/NJ channels (three at 2200: UPN, WB, & FOX; three at 2300: ABC, CBS, & NBC). All covered it somewhat expansively, probably showed virtually all they could -- very little left to the imagination [and this to someone who covered news in the Middle East for 11 years]. Missed only NJNews and BBC on PBS. Charge of censorship or (extensive) editing not true. TC, Andreas Ramos wrote: >>that these 4 men were security guards for an American contract company > > being > >>paid to do rebuilding in Iraq, taking jobs that Iraqi's are desperate for >>themselves. This in no way justifies what was done, but any motive beyond > > "they > >>were Americans" was not mentioned. > > > They weren't just "security guards". The company is Blackwater ( > http://blackwatersecurity.com )and the fellows were probably ex-Navy Seals, > Green Berets, or some sort of highly trained ex-military. > > One can read about these men at http://blackwatersecurity.com/staff.html > None of these fellows are mall cops. > > The message is pretty bad: if Iraqi can set up an ambush and take out four > highly-skilled, experienced, heavily armed ex-military types, then it's not > safe for anyone who is being protected by these security guards. > > To put it another way: If the bad guys are hunting cops, then not even the > cops are safe. > > None of that was covered in the media. > > yrs, > andreas > www.andreas.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html