NY Times runs photo of U.S. soldier shot by sniper on frontpage, above the fold

[DeepModem Mom]

NOTE: The soldier, thankfully, survived. This photo on the NYT frontpage was being discussed on MSNBC this morning, along with the Army Times editorial calling for Rumsfeld's replacement and the Vanity Fair neocon article, as among attempts from many directions to influence Tuesday's election.

[babylonsister]

1. Good. The reality of dimson's failures is being exposed. nt

[photogirl12]

2. The repugs

really need to see what this war is like!

[jobycom]

3. The news is reporting news? But then, who will protect us from reality?

[leftchick]

4. it is about time

there should be soldiers wounded and dead on the front page every day because it is happening EVERY DAY!

Thank you for this DMM!

[malaise]

24. Bingo n/t

[spanone]

5. How DARE the NYTimes...

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[Stephanie]

6. here's the photo >

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/04/world/middleeast/04sniper.html?hp&ex=1162702800&en=a19ab167e70c1aeb&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[DeepModem Mom]

7. Thanks for posting the photo, Stephanie. nt

[leftchick]

9. The multi-media link is a must watch

I can't believe how they captured the whole event as it unfolded. It is pretty shocking. I can't figure out why a helicopter didn't come for him. They evacuated him with a humvee? That does not seem right.

[Tin Man]

39. Riveting - thanks.

Regarding humvee evac, I dunno for sure, but I can imagine in that circumstance it makes sense to conduct a coordinated, two stage transport: armored humvee egress from the hot zone with similtaneous dispatch of medivac helo, subsequently both rendezvous at a clear LZ to transfer patient.

[acmavm]

10. Young kid. How sad. He may live, but he will NEVER fully

recover.

[Cha]

29. Poor THing! All for fucking oil..

and whatever land power grabs the neoCONS have in their flea bitten minds.

[AIJ Alom]

32. I'm glad he survived. Our troops are doing one hell of a Houdini

staying alive out there inspite of the incompetence that has put them and kept them in Iraq. We should seriously respond to W by saying that our intentions are to first and foremost fire Rumsfield.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

34. here's another

[Stephanie]

40. and two more >

[Mr_Spock]

36. Makes me sick to my stomach

I could even make an exception in my mind if we were truly at war with a real threat.

This is just sad and pathetic.

[IndyOp]

8. You mean there is a war happening? War causes casualties?

Sorry if my sarcasm offends anyone - I am sincerely sorry for the soldier, the troops around him, his friends and family who are now worried for him.

I am sickened that the true cost of the war has not been appearing in photos above the fold in every newspaper across the US day after day after day...

I just barely remember the nightly news from Vietnam - nightly reminders of the horror.

:-(

[TahitiNut]

21. The stateside 'news' during Viet Nam didn't tell half the story.

I still remember how disgusted I was at the news after 'coming home' from Nam. Every photo still tries to make it look like Mount Suribachi - some movie heroic. It's not. It's dirty, demeaning, horrific, and disgusting.

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[meganmonkey]

12. Wow!

:wow:

[zonkers]

13. The nail in the coffin for this election. Kerry's gaff is a distant memory.

[Solly Mack]

14. long time coming

[rodeodance]

26. too long---------

[Evergreen Emerald]

15. It angers me that the media has been an accomplice in the Bush lies

They are helping him hide the truth from the American people. The term "war" is theoretical. Americans need to see and hear what "war" means.

[burythehatchet]

16. I wonder if some within the Times got sick of being shafted

just like the CIA did.

[Straight Shooter]

17. Darth Cheney issues decree: "No pics of coffins, no pics of wounded soldiers."

Damn the photographers, full speed ahead.

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. Good for them. 3 1/2 years late, but better than never.

More newspapers should follow suit.

[qanda]

19. I remember here in the DC area when the sniper was around

And you want to talk about being terrorized. I feel so sorry for them.

[VeggieTart]

20. I wonder how many NYT readers will be outraged..

...at the NYT for running the picture or the * administration for turning a blind eye and deaf ear to the suffering war causes.

Thank goodness the soldier survived. I hope his wounds are not too serious. And it appears his fellow solider is grieving.

[qanda]

22. There's an interactive slide show of this attack

I think you need to be registered at the NYT, but it is worth viewing. You can find it on this page under multimedia.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/04/world/middleeast/04sniper.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[qanda]

25. I just watched this again and the most telling part

Is that there was an Iraqi soldier next to the guy that got shot and the Iraqi RAN AWAY!!!!! Our guys are screwed!!!

[populistdriven]

31. Ki ck! That slide show is worth watching - it has audio

[qanda]

38. I'm almost tempted to start a thread with just the slideshow

It really was well done.

[tabasco]

23. Wow, you'd think we had a war on or something.

Of course, the reich wing will scream that it is treason to report the truth about the situation in the 51st state.

[casus belli]

27. They should have ran it with the tag line "Mission Accomplished". n/t

[stop the bleeding]

28. It is also good that there is a picture on the same page of Voting Machines

2 thumbs up for the NYT giving people something to think about this weekend before BIG TUESDAY

[Hissyspit]

30. Here is a post of the NYT article:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2596057&mesg_id=2596057

[democrank]

33. Heartbreaking.

Suffering because of lies. Bush`s lies.

[me b zola]

35. .

[FyurFly]

37. I'm wiping tears from my eyes n/t