That said, I begin with my phrase of a few weeks ago:
Life trumps Choice... every time.
It seems that word had leaked out about Prince Harry of Great Britain (3rd in line to the throne) and his service in Afghanistan. He had been serving since December, and the knowledge of that fact was kept in secrecy for obvious reasons. Well, now that I mention it, perhaps they weren't so obvious. If word had gotten out that he was serving in a certain area, then both he and his unit would have been targeted in a greater measure than in normal warfare scenarios. There are other reason, but this is the main one.
The word had begun to leak, but leave it to the "news" organizations of the American press to totally open the faucet. Now, because our press has run with the story, he is being sent away from his unit and back home.
Does the press have NO sense whatsoever????? Geraldo gives away troop locations. News anchors follow limited movements to report atrocities and believe they are giving the big picture. Now, the press has no idea of what the word "secret" means.
The life and security of Harry trumps their choice to report... or it should. He had put himself in harms way for a cause, but it was his choice. His choice was to save the life of others. The press attempted to put the life of another in greater jeopardy to exercise their "choice" of free speech.
I cannot falsely scream "Fire!" in a crowed room because it would endanger the lives of the people in that room. In the name of reporting, the press screamed "fire." They put lives in jeopardy for a scoop, not a story.
What a stupid choice.
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