Apaches light up some reporters in Iraq

An 800mm professional camera lens...could easily be mistaken for an RPG in a war zone.

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An 800mm professional camera lens...could easily be mistaken for an RPG in a war zone.

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I thought about that but why would he set it on the ground which does not make sense. Then instead of standing in a clear view of he helo they hide behind a corner and point it at them. Thats the part that does not add up and its also clear the two other guys had guns. Also how many camera men carry around a lens that big in the first place.

It's kind of stupid for anyone to be out walking around a war zone, and it's not our troops' responsibility to watch out for them. If we had a foreign force fighting in our country, there's no way I'd leave the house when military helicopters were flying overhead.

That's war. Collateral damage happens. Stay out the way if you don't want to get killed.

As for the van, another dumb decision, especially with kids in the car. Don't drive up and try to help the guy when choppers are still overhead. Get your kids home first, then if you still want to be brave and risk your life trying to pick the guy up, go ahead. But do so knowing you're in a war zone.

Who brings kids to a war zone?

good post schneed. in war, shit happens. most of the time its not pretty. i would guess the main objective would be to stay alive. driving into an active zone with kids isn't the smartest thing to do

It's kind of stupid for anyone to be out walking around a war zone, and it's not our troops' responsibility to watch out for them. If we had a foreign force fighting in our country, there's no way I'd leave the house when military helicopters were flying overhead.

That's war. Collateral damage happens. Stay out the way if you don't want to get killed.

As for the van, another dumb decision, especially with kids in the car. Don't drive up and try to help the guy when choppers are still overhead. Get your kids home first, then if you still want to be brave and risk your life trying to pick the guy up, go ahead. But do so knowing you're in a war zone.

Who brings kids to a war zone?

Ummm, the whole country is a war zone. You can't go anywhere without your kids being in danger. Can you minimize the ganger? Sure but in this instance it came down to whether you should help someone on the ground bleeding to death or leave them to die.

I thought about that but why would he set it on the ground which does not make sense. Then instead of standing in a clear view of he helo they hide behind a corner and point it at them. Thats the part that does not add up and its also clear the two other guys had guns. Also how many camera men carry around a lens that big in the first place.

Ever watch a professional photographer take photos? Those guys get into weird angles.

Ummm, the whole country is a war zone. You can't go anywhere without your kids being in danger. Can you minimize the ganger? Sure but in this instance it came down to whether you should help someone on the ground bleeding to death or leave them to die.

If my kids are in the car it's a no brainer, the guy dies. I mean is that even a decision?

If my kids are in the car it's a no brainer, the guy dies. I mean is that even a decision?

Got to agree with this.

If my kids are in the car it's a no brainer, the guy dies. I mean is that even a decision?


Yes it is decision...can't say I can blame you for leaving him for dead though. Now if your kids weren't in the car?

One thing I noticed is it took almost 3 seconds from the time they fired until the people reacted. That means the the helo was a long ways off and the lens they are using makes it look like they just flying over top of these guys. If you watch when they first shoot you hear the guns but there is that delay in their reaction. So that might explain why they are acting so relaxed on the street thinking that they are to far off to really notice or shoot on them.