Slain US ambassador Stevens a Courageous and Humble Envoy to Arabs: Should Media Show Pictures of Ambassador's Body?
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2012/09/13 19:00:00
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Islamic supremacists murdered American Ambassador Chris Stevens in Benghazi, Libya. Ambassador Stevens risked his life to help the people of Libya form a better country, to protect their rights, to stabilize their nation, and generally improve their lives. They returned his kindness with murder and possibly torture before his death (according to recent reports.)
Pictures of Stevens' beaten and bloody body dragged by a Libya mob have circulated. It sickens me to see his body intentionally humiliated by the enemy of Western civilization. The alleged worshipers of the religion of peace brutally murdered him and want to use his corpse as propaganda in the war against our values. They want to intimidate us and undermine our values.
On the other hand, the media has the responsibility to show the truth. They have the job to inform -- not cast judgment or censor themselves too much. Showing the pictures helps Westerners know the evil that our enemy (the radical Islamic supremacists) possesses. It demonstrates the extreme measures they will use to defeat us. They do not want peace. They would not accept our surrender: only conversion to Islam or death. They seek to destroy, not build.
Should the news media show the pictures of Ambassador's Stevens' dead body? Does it help Western values? Does it hurt the dignity of Chris Stevens? The Stevens family? Does it undermine America's strength and aid the enemy?
Note: These Islamic supremacists don't represent all Muslims. We all know that. I shouldn't have to write it, but I know many Muslim sympathizers will rush to protect the good people/side of Islam before the Muslims themselves will condemn the evil radicals that murder in the name of their religion. With over 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, the good Muslims must fight the radical element. If the fringe amounted to only 1%, that would still amount to 16 million radicals.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM reports:
Pictures of Stevens' beaten and bloody body dragged by a Libya mob have circulated. It sickens me to see his body intentionally humiliated by the enemy of Western civilization. The alleged worshipers of the religion of peace brutally murdered him and want to use his corpse as propaganda in the war against our values. They want to intimidate us and undermine our values.
On the other hand, the media has the responsibility to show the truth. They have the job to inform -- not cast judgment or censor themselves too much. Showing the pictures helps Westerners know the evil that our enemy (the radical Islamic supremacists) possesses. It demonstrates the extreme measures they will use to defeat us. They do not want peace. They would not accept our surrender: only conversion to Islam or death. They seek to destroy, not build.
Should the news media show the pictures of Ambassador's Stevens' dead body? Does it help Western values? Does it hurt the dignity of Chris Stevens? The Stevens family? Does it undermine America's strength and aid the enemy?
Note: These Islamic supremacists don't represent all Muslims. We all know that. I shouldn't have to write it, but I know many Muslim sympathizers will rush to protect the good people/side of Islam before the Muslims themselves will condemn the evil radicals that murder in the name of their religion. With over 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, the good Muslims must fight the radical element. If the fringe amounted to only 1%, that would still amount to 16 million radicals.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM reports:
At the height of Libya’s civil war, Chris Stevens dashed off to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi by cargo boat to help shape an assortment of Libyan politicians and militias into the cohesive unit that would defeat Moammar Gadhafi. A year-and-a-half later, the 52-year-old ambassador died as Islamists attacked a U.S. Consulate in the same city.
Read More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-secur...
Top Opinion
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sickofpolitics 2012/09/13 19:03:13Yes, there's truth in reporting
+15That might wake up the idiots and supporters of the Fraud in Chief. This is what happenss when you support savages!!!
Of course, tell me what they are doing now to take care of our folks. They should close the embassys, bring everyone home and not a nickle of aid.
I totally agree, close them all and DO NOT give them any more money!
Missing his intelligence briefings and getting hit on 9/11 doesn't look good. Particularly since he went to Vegas to raise money while our consulate still smolders and more crowds are massing. I anxiously await his radio interview with the Pimp with a Limp. (No I'm not making that up). Trying to look cool for the young vote. I think he's looking decidedly uncool to independents and undecideds.
BO's actions surely paved the way for extremists taking over the middle east. His inactions when the Iranian people rose up has always puzzled me. I don't think he is pro-democratic, do you? Duh... lol.. i just read my question about BO not being pro-democratic. The last few presidents have trampled our constitution with glee and wild abandon. Why should he be pro-democratic? His actions bely his words.
No one could screw this all up this badly by accident.
http://www.barenakedislam.com...
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And then... BO flits off to Las Vegas after complaining about his 'tough day at the office'!
I would have been happy to do it. Kind of hard to resist, don't you think?
How is it they can show this guys body but not bin ladens?
Answer ... they have Stevens body. The bin laden kill was a hoax to distract from the fraud long form and there was no body.
America - Land of the Sheep and Home of the Slave!
Nothing but more lies from the government.
I want the world to see what groveling-for-peace foreign policy has brought upon us.
http://www.blottr.com/breakin...
http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/...