from the "can't make this shit up" department

[waider]

Apparently, and I say apparently because I got this from Sky News (think Fox News) who tend to have a "report first, ask questions later" attitude, the Americans (yes, all 250 million of them, lest there be any doubt about what I mean when I say "Americans") are complaining to Russia about the Iraqis' use of Russian-made jamming equipment. I presume they mean radio or radar jamming, as opposed to amps, guitars, and microphones. If this is true then I shall be immensely impressed with the ability of the relevant people to make such complaints with a straight face.

On-the-ground interviews with troops seem to indicate that the suspected chemical weapons factory was just an arms dump, but another location is under investigation. This is why I'm preferring the BBC coverage over most of the others; they're reporting non-favourable news with about as much weight as favourable news, which on the whole gives me the impression that it might actually be based on the truth.

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[waider.livejournal.com]

Well, no. I'm not calling the US hypocritical, because they've never claimed they didn't sell this stuff to the Iraqis. At least, not that I can recall, anyway. I'm just saying it's amusing as hell that they're now complaining about someone else doing it, because it's biting them. Shoe, foot, other.

Regarding the BBC, I'm treating their coverage as being as close to unbiased as I can reasonably expect on the grounds that I mentioned. As loosestrife mentioned, their raw reporter feeds from the ground are pretty good - and as someone else mentioned, these reports are by necessity biased because they're coming from an unedited and possibly emotionally stressed human being in the middle of a battlefield.

Besides, what the hell are you doing still reading lame-ass retardo crap about the war?