Any idea why

[AtW]

they (soldiers in the tank) did not open fire?



I wonder how many armies in the world would behave like this -- they ought to give medal to those guys for not making things worse by shooting a bunch of people there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4271234.stm

[ladymuck]

Thought it was MC Hammer in the middle of the picture! Realised that the baggy trousers weren't goldy enough!

[threaded]

they (soldiers in the tank) did not open fire?

Because they are, at heart, peace loving people, brought up in a christian influenced, turn the other cheek, culture, and not savages?

[MrsGoof]

No ammunition ?

[PRC1964]

Simple

they knew they were on the telly.

[SupremeSpod]

Too much feckin' paperwork after the event...

[Toad]

It's obvious they don't want us there so let's just leave quietly and let them get on with it.
Ungrateful so and so's.

[planetit]

Actually, one of them did shoot.

"They saw Second Lieutenant Cliffe jump from his vehicle, followed quickly by his gunner.

Knowing his life was in danger, one of the soldiers fired into the mob and he scrambled to safety. But the Iraqi casualties had little impact on the rioters. “They backed off, but only for a small period. Gunfire is a daily occurrence for them,” Company Sergeant-Major John Sheard said."

These days you have to look further than the BBC for your news.

[hyperD]

These days you have to look further than the BBC for your news.

Absolutely right planetit - they don't even acknowledge the term terrorist, preferring to use the government advised term (and FFS, don't upset the ethnics) "bomber".

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai.../12/nbbc12.xml

The BBC's guidelines state that its credibility is undermined by the "careless use of words which carry emotional or value judgments".

F cuking peruvian hat wearing, lentil eating, fairtrade coffee drinking pinkos...

[Rebecca Loos]

why is bomber better than terrorist and in what way using the word terrorist carry an emotional judgement?
Can't be bothered to look at the proper dictionary definition, but I would guess that terrorist means someone who creates terror. Surely that would be acknowledged even by the BBC?

I think someone in there wants to outnewlabour New Labour. Mind you they have competition what with Galloway, Livingstone and all those loonies. Great times!