Comments on: “I Killed The General With My Camera” https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/ The latest in policital news and the war in Iraq Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:39:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dan (The Infidel) https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/#comment-105205 Dan (The Infidel) Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:20:15 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/#comment-105205 That VC in the pic killed that SVN soldier's family in cold blood. So he gave the scum a taste of his own medicine. At the time that I saw this on TV (it was played on CBS) I saw this a good indication that we were fighting that war like we did in WWII. Little did I know that we were about to be Nifonged" by Walter Concrete. That VC in the pic killed that SVN soldier’s family in cold blood. So he gave the scum a taste of his own medicine. At the time that I saw this on TV (it was played on CBS) I saw this a good indication that we were fighting that war like we did in WWII. Little did I know that we were about to be Nifonged” by Walter Concrete.

]]> By: drillanwr https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/#comment-105223 drillanwr Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:06:29 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/#comment-105223 Still pictures, and even video, are so out of context of the entire picture. And the MSM knows this, and uses it to their own agenda. Most people have absolutely NO concept of the reality of battle/war. They allow their perception to be manipulated by what the media [permits] them to see. As we have seen in the Iraq/A-stan wars, and in other troubles in the Middle East, the media is no longer satisfied with taking a roll of film and sifting through to just the [right] frame that will get the layman to see/think/believe what they want them to as they are now photo-shopping images. I was a pre-teen when I saw this photo in Time. I was horrified, but I was also a child who was sheltered in a country that didn't have war taking place on its soil ... nor did I understand who was what in that war. I couldn't keep all the different "Viet"s straight. And nor did I have any historical comprehension of the endless wars in that Asain corner of the world. The fact that Eddie Adams felt so responsible for his craft and the results of having presented this image of the General, and then the media/public misinterpretation of it is honorable and admirable ... something that quite frankly, in general, is severely lacking in the news industry today. Which makes men such as Pat and Michael Yon (who has taken countless photos that reflect the honesty of war) such important historical documentarians in an age where the MSM has lost its collective mind. Still pictures, and even video, are so out of context of the entire picture. And the MSM knows this, and uses it to their own agenda.

Most people have absolutely NO concept of the reality of battle/war. They allow their perception to be manipulated by what the media [permits] them to see. As we have seen in the Iraq/A-stan wars, and in other troubles in the Middle East, the media is no longer satisfied with taking a roll of film and sifting through to just the [right] frame that will get the layman to see/think/believe what they want them to as they are now photo-shopping images.

I was a pre-teen when I saw this photo in Time. I was horrified, but I was also a child who was sheltered in a country that didn’t have war taking place on its soil … nor did I understand who was what in that war. I couldn’t keep all the different “Viet”s straight. And nor did I have any historical comprehension of the endless wars in that Asain corner of the world.

The fact that Eddie Adams felt so responsible for his craft and the results of having presented this image of the General, and then the media/public misinterpretation of it is honorable and admirable … something that quite frankly, in general, is severely lacking in the news industry today. Which makes men such as Pat and Michael Yon (who has taken countless photos that reflect the honesty of war) such important historical documentarians in an age where the MSM has lost its collective mind.

]]> By: TBinSTL https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/#comment-105298 TBinSTL Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:06:16 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/#comment-105298 Nobody would listen to Adams, it didn't fit the narrative. Nobody would listen to Adams, it didn’t fit the narrative.

]]> By: devildog81mm https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/#comment-105366 devildog81mm Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:41:40 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2008/02/%e2%80%9ci-killed-the-general-with-my-camera%e2%80%9d/#comment-105366 this is why, when 60 minutes made the death film of us going over to the gulf warI, they had to depart us the day after we stepped off of the plane. No other "media" was allowed near us. it's a shame not all lessons are learned from following generations this is why, when 60 minutes made the death film of us going over to the gulf warI, they had to depart us the day after we stepped off of the plane. No other “media” was allowed near us. it’s a shame not all lessons are learned from following generations

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