I recently heard about the video that CNN aired showing "insurgent" snipers shooting a U.S. Soldier while the reporter and his cameraman stood idly by and watched, doing nothing to either stop this killing or doing anything to prevent them from killing other U.S. or allied personnel.  I don't understand how CNN can stand by and watch our enemies kill our men and do nothing, and then air the video showing them doing it.  Will that reporter or his camera man go the family of that soldier and explain to them why they let it happen?  Of course not!  That would mean facing the consequences of their actions.

I don't recall that in World War II that we had "correspondents" embedded with the Germans or the Japanese.  Or that during the Korean War we had "correspondents" embedded with the North Koreans or the Chinese, or that during the Vietnam War we had "correspondents" embedded with the North Vietnamese or Chinese.  So why is it OK now? 

As far as I'm concerned, these so called reporters are traitors against the United States, England, or any other country that they are citizens of who are allies of ours.  We are fighting a war against people who want us dead.  Not just our military personnel, but all of us.  Whether you agree with the war in Iraq or not, not stopping our enemy from killing our men and women, and not preventing them from having the capability to fight in the future is aiding the enemy, and they are traitors, helping our enemies kill our men and women.

I also believe that CNN and its managers and leaders are traitors for airing a video that shows an enemy killing our soldiers, which gives them encouragement to do it again.  Airing that video helps them, not us.  Why don't they just give away the positions, strength and intentions of all of our units in Iraq? 

I would like to see Anderson Cooper, or whatever his name is go the the family of soldier who was killed and explain it to them.  I will never, ever, listen to, watch, or read another CNN newscast. 

I explained what I'd heard to a friend of mine and told me that his understanding is that our men have permission to shoot such groups, and treat any "reports" embedded with them as part of the group and not to allow their presence to affect their decision to shoot.  I praise our commanders for this decision hope they stick to their decision. 

It's pretty sad when our soldiers not only have to worry about our enemies, can't even trust people who are supposed to be on our side to protect and help our own.