AP Stringer Stands by as Taliban Murder 2 Women, Gets Snuff Footage

Absolutely disgusting...

Does anyone wonder with the AP's nickname is "Associated (with terrorists) Press"?...

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I understand what you're saying here, but in reality the execution of these women was not preventable. Had anyone attempted to intervene, the Taliban would have shot them without hesitation.

Yes, the Taliban wanted a photographer there for propaganda purposes, but propaganda to use against the local population. They'll use it to show the locals what happens to them if they associate with westerners or compromise their fundamentalist views on Islam. The usual scare tactics.

But, and I hate to say it, there is a benefit. When such photos or reports get onto the international market the propaganda turns against the Taliban because it serves to show the public at large just what vile animals we are dealing with.

I understand the Taliban's intentions...The question is "Why would an AP photographer go along with them?...And why would his employer allow it?...

As per the article...

Even if one were to admit an "accidental bonus" to this, keep in mind that he doesn't JUST photograph executions...There are multiple examples of this photgrapher showing the Taliban in exercises which would be used as propagana to recruit more terrorists and ultimately make NATO's job more difficult...

You can decide for yourself if he thought A) He'd show the executiuons in the hopes that the international community would be aghast and become untited...or B) has a rooting interest in subverting NATO progress...

Here's another picture from this photgrapher Rahmatullah Naikzad with the Taliban posing for him...From 2 months ago (which means he seems to be the "go-to guy" for the Taliban)...Notice the caption which shows a Taliban victory...


Taliban militants stand with faces covered near the administrative department of Roshidan district, after capturing it in Ghazni province, Afghanistan on Friday May 30, 2008. Taliban militants attacked and captured a remote town from the Afghan government overnight, taking captive the district's government leader and eight police, militants and officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Naikzad)

Do you think he showing these photos for A or B?...

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There's nothing new in this CN. There has been many instances of reporters/photographers from highly respected news agencies and programme makers being embedded with the Taliban. Without it how would the public be given access to news and information about them? Executions also included. Here's a photo of a Taliban hanging used to support a story in the Daily Telegraph:



There are also scores of Taliban fighter photos taken by various photographers for news or feature purposes, all of which are available on the Internet:






CN, the Taliban don't need posed photographs to gain recruits. Thousands are being recruited through the madrassas in Western Pakistan without any need for outside influences.

I don't know the guy, but if he is working for Associated Press, I can't believe there is any agenda to subvert NATO.

BTW, his pics are ****! I'm not even convinced these three are Taliban fighters. They look more like three old men he asked to pose for him. Look at their clean shoes and not exactly the right footwear for fighting in that terrain. I reckon they have their faces covered to mask just how old they really are! The fighters coming across the border are a lot younger these days.

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Well, if it is B, he ain't going to be very successful.

Oh, the outrage. "Murder, murder! Why didn't somebody save them??"

As if we don't execute criminals every day here in the US.
As if our methods of execution are "humane".



I don't hear anyone asking why AP reporters didn't intervene, beat up guards and prison officials, and save Troy Davis last week.

Is this the AP's fault or the reporters fault? I mean lets be exact here. I mean he may be a freemason too.