did ted koppel ever have any shame, or did he just lose it recently?

stations are pulling the planned "nightline" episode in which, for forty minutes, ted koppel will read a list of those killed in iraq, and show a picture of each one. now normally, i would be for recognizing the sacrifices made by troops in iraq, when done in such a way as to show how much these people sacrificed to do the right thing. i don't think that the human cost of this should be overlooked, or ignored, or glossed over, i know men and women that were much better human beings than i that died there.

but using the dead in this way, with no context or anything except names and a photograph, presents the idea that these people died for nothing, for no reason. they co-opt the deaths of hundreds of americans and turn it into a disgusting effort to turn the public against the war, when turning the public against the war is one of the most surefire ways to cause more deaths in iraq. these people don't care about the dead and wounded in iraq, all they care about is their agenda of appeasment and defeating george bush.

short of actually flying ted koppel to iraq so he can personally shoot a few soldiers himself to help the death toll along this is probably the most obscene way they could go about doing it.   ¶ 2:33 AM