this is something different for NBC Nightly News--
I wonder if it signifies anything:
They were reporting on how some American soldier--snipers-- were ambushed and killed today, and then told how this has happened before...and then they showed a video panning across at least four dead American soldiers as they lay shot to death on the ground. These were the ones from the previous shooting, and they didn't show their faces--
But is this something new? Are the networks getting fed up and maybe deciding to start showing the deaths of Americans? It was a lot more powerful than just listing out names and dates. It really brought it home.
5. Either that or they're prepping the public for new torture photos
Some might not get worked up over American use of torture if they see pictures of dead soldiers.
:tinfoilhat:
I don't know how I feel about networks showing dead soldiers. My brother was over there, if he died and I saw his dead body on the news it would probably make me relive his death all over again. I would probably think they were exploiting his death for mere ratings. But that's just me.
It was from the previous attack. But what shocked me was showing the bodies of American troops at all. I hadn't noticed that on TV before. It seems that someone has made the decision to show more, maybe because the polls say most of us disapprove of the war. They are always led primarily by ratings and were probably afraid to show it before.
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