Judging from that video it looks like some reporters decided to embed themselves with what appears (to me) to be a few fighters looking to engage some Americans. I noticed the guy peeking around the corner with his RPG showing, in the latter part of the video. Picking up bodies and weapons after an encounter like that, is something that is done...so that "facts" can be altered later on; which is more than likely why they rushed to stop the vehicle. Not taking the kids to an American base for medical treatment was a mistake though; that
should have happened.
It's a tough call really. We can all believe what we want to believe. Having been there myself in a military role, I can tell you that it's real easy to be the "arm-chair quarterback"; when you've never served a day in your life.
All war-time reporters must assume responsibility for what happens to them in such a fluid thing called War. Sometimes these things happen; and there should be investigations into it. But assumptions and "arm-chair quarterbacking" should be left behind, until facts are made clear. Especially in a grainy video, with no clear images of who is who.
I'm going to refrain from going into a drawn-out argument here though, and leave it at that.
-Keith
