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The War on Terror
by Darrel Edwards, PhD
We
are at war. We have launched
strikes against a foreign regime. Their
statements: Jihad!
Targets have been missed. Only
killed: women, children and elderly.
Breaking news:
(Not really news.) These are the cries
from the opposition in any lop-sided war.
They say, rule
in the name of God. The enemy is striking
our women, children, and elderly. Does this suggest that women,
children and elderly are those stationed at military installations?
My Editorial Position; It
seems that we cannot bomb without making mistakes.
But, collateral damage is not really acceptable. Not when its the Red Cross or mine-finding dogs or
innocents. An Innocent (by the way)
is anyone who means you no harm. A
soldier with a gun is not innocent. A
child with a hand grenade is not innocent.
Both may be tragic and sorrowful.
So plan
carefully and strike with precision or the world will not stay with us.
My Commentary: There
are four types of information that comes over the networks or airwaves:
(1) News - who, what, when,
and where
not why (that is not news)
someone reporting that they know
why may indeed know why, but their statement is not news; (2) Commentary the reporters
speculation which may try to answer the question why or may just report
the reporters perspective; (3) Editory (I know I made up the word) is a
personal opinion about what should be clearly stated as that; and (4) Theater
is carefully edited or even staged material that makes a point or states an
agenda, but is not an event that spontaneously unfolds. It is staged. |
