04-08-2003, 05:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-08-2003, 09:36 PM by Sir_Die_alot.)
Warblade, the fact there is a discussion at all shows he pushed a line. I am not qualified to say if he crossed it or not, but American citizens who have participated in enemy propaganda have been tried for treason before. So please have your own head examined.
As for what he said I have more of a problem with "So our reports about civilian casualties here, about the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States. It helps those who oppose the war when you challenge the policy to develop their arguments." This sounds like a sanitized version of 'I am deliberatly playing up civilian casualties and playing down Iraqi defeats to help stop this war.' I think this definantly pushes direct participation in, and support of enemy propaganda. Does this small slip qualify him to be tried as a traitor? I am not lawyer or legal scholar and not adaquately qualified to answer. I can merley ask the question. Personally though, I am happy with the fact he has ruined his reputation, and (probably) won't work for anything more than minor names in media again.
As for what he said I have more of a problem with "So our reports about civilian casualties here, about the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States. It helps those who oppose the war when you challenge the policy to develop their arguments." This sounds like a sanitized version of 'I am deliberatly playing up civilian casualties and playing down Iraqi defeats to help stop this war.' I think this definantly pushes direct participation in, and support of enemy propaganda. Does this small slip qualify him to be tried as a traitor? I am not lawyer or legal scholar and not adaquately qualified to answer. I can merley ask the question. Personally though, I am happy with the fact he has ruined his reputation, and (probably) won't work for anything more than minor names in media again.