Just recieved my copy of the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Headline:
Shoot to kill, troops from Iraq told in New Orleans
Signs of order return in Kartrina's wake as soldiers, supplies and Bush arrive
NEW ORLEANS - Battle-hardened troops have landed in New Orleans with one simple instruction to restore the rule of law: shoot to kill.
Now...where do I start with this?
It may be easy for soldiers in THIS country to shoot at their own citizens...however, it will be quite a different story in the USA if soldiers are asked to open fire on civilians. The pictures that I have seen on television and in the news makes these knuckleheads on the street look like terrorists to me...complete with stolen weapons.
The SCMP also seems to imply by its sub-heading, that Bush is arriving on some sort of conquest tour of the south...complete with soldiers ready to blow away anyone in their path.
The media coverage of this reminds me of the movie Wrong Is Right, in which reporter Sean Connery is chasing the story of all stories...WWIII and the end of civilization. The SCMP is doing its part.
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