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When Killing Civilians Is Bad for Image

by Norman Solomon

When you kill innocent people, the big problem is that it hurts your image.

That's the gist of a major media message about the continuing deaths of civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan, courtesy of U.S. taxpayers. Seen through a non-ideological lens, such a message is absurd and repugnant. But we're receiving such prompts often these days as the Obama administration continues with escalation of what is becoming known as the Afghan-Pak war.

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Posted by: Paul M. Petkovsek
Comment: #1
Mon May 18, 2009 2:52 AM

I will quote from Kipling's poem, The Young British Soldier, "When you lie wounded on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains. Jest roll to your rifle and blow out yer brains. And go to yer Gawd like a soldier." They beat the British and the Russians. Whatever made us think it would be any different for us?

Posted by: liz sanderson
Comment: #2
Sun May 17, 2009 7:07 AM

Here in the vast esploited prairies of SD nice to have my random thoughts joined in a cohesive article. Thanks

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