Comments on: Gates defends killing of civilians http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/26824 The oldest political news site on the Internet because nobody's life, liberty or property is safe while Congress is in session. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jeffery Haas http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/26824/comment-page-1#comment-61231 Jeffery Haas Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:15:36 +0000 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=26824#comment-61231 May I ask an honest question?
First let me start off with a comment about reporters.
They may have the toughest job in the war because they walk into places a soldier wouldn’t dream of without firepower and they walk in there UNARMED.

These guys do realize the risks going in, and they accept those risks.
That said, it’s tragic when a helicopter gunship cannot distinguish between a camera and a weapon, when they can’t tell the difference between a photographer and an insurgent, when they cannot distinguish children in a van.

There isn’t much that can be done about the kids, they’re tiny and hard to see.
But is there some way that photographers can be given a small transponder to identify themselves to allied soldiers and aircraft?

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