Have you seen this, yet???

If you haven't seen this yet, you should.  It's from the NY Times, a paper I don't care to read, but this is unbelievable.

Regardless of one's view of the NYT or the war in Iraq, this is required viewing: Sorry, I don't know how to embed the link, but you shouldn't miss it.  http://www.nytimes.com/...

It's also here at BAG Newsnotes:  http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/  

That's all I got....

•  what is it? These are my least fav diaries

  *Have you seen THIS yet?  with no indication of what it is about, where the link will bring us to? How would we even know if we have seen it before clicking the link if you haven't told us what "it" is that we are clicking. It looks like a movie after the first click. But a movie of what? Please, put some meat in this diary and spare me the surprise. Our time is precious these days, as we are doing about 12 things at once to win this Tuesday. THanks.

  by Chamonix on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 08:43:34 AM PDT

  •  It's a lousy diary

    I agree.

    But I encourage you to follow the link to the NY Times. It's a multi media presentation of a heroic rescue. A slide show with narration of a Sgt Leach doing what's necessary to save one of his men.

    Crap diary.

    Moving presentation on the other side of the link.

    by bumblebums on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 08:57:35 AM PDT

    •  Thanks BB for what lies beneath, I don't know why

      people can't just come out and tell us what their diary is about or where the link will go to. Thanks for doing this diarists job.

      by Chamonix on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:07:21 AM PDT

•  Some guy talking from iraq...

  about snipers...

  by L0kI on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 08:50:00 AM PDT

•  jerk

  a diary like this is worse than spam.  

  by grasshopper on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 08:52:00 AM PDT

  •  Diarist is not a jerk, just didn't fill in detail

    which, granted, is against the rules.

    The video and subject matter (that the diarist brought to our attention) are excellent.

    Our... constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. Thurgood Marshall

    by bronte17 on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:36:03 AM PDT

•  Thanks for keeping an open mind

  I didn't know people were so sensitive. Just because you don't like the diary doesn't mean you have to trash it. BAG News is an excellent website so why not just watch the freakin' video.

  by fightorleave on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 08:58:27 AM PDT

  •  Why not improve the diary?

    by bumblebums on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:06:05 AM PDT

  •  Fightorleave, you have an opportunity to say

    something with your diary.  I encourage you to take it.

    You can easily edit to say what you are linking to and why it's important.

    by coloradobl on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:09:23 AM PDT

  •  so why not just edit the diary

    to provide a little context, a little blockquote excerpt? 30 seconds, cut-and-paste, tell us why. Link-y goodness is always nice, but I'm more inclined to follow with a summary so I know what I'm getting.

    by raines on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:16:53 AM PDT

  •  Diaries aren't just link dumps

    And as new diaries are posted, older ones move off the recent diary list. Give us your thoughts into the article, talk about it, tell us something.

    by Hannibal on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:18:54 AM PDT

  •  It's being trashed because it's against the rules

    Please read the FAQ. The link is on the front page.

    by Arken on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:23:14 AM PDT

  •  Perhaps you could just fill in the story a little

    How the snipers, though not up to par with our soldiers' training, are becoming more skilled within 300 yards or so.

    How the Marines did not leave their man behind and took great personal risk to do so.  Describe the tension in the setting, as the Iraqi soldier with them ran away while Sgt. Leach stepped between the injured Marine and the sniper.

    There are other videos showing the deadly sniping of our soldiers.

    Just one day, one moment, in the life of our soldiers in Iraq.

    Our... constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. Thurgood Marshall

    by bronte17 on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:32:39 AM PDT

•  Time out

  I apologize for not making clearer that the video link was a NY Times report about a soldier's life in Iraq.

  As the title suggested, maybe I wanted people to watch, as I did, with knowing as little as possible about what they were going to see.

  I also think that once it has been watched, the footage speaks for itself. This is an up-close and often unseen view of the war in Iraq. I expected a little more patience or open-mindedness, but maybe a lot of us are a little on edge with the vote on 2 days away.  

  by fightorleave on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:33:39 AM PDT

  •  At least change the title

    to something more poignant. "A moment in time with a sniper" or something.

    You do need to add some substance under the "jump."

    This is one of those subjects that could easily be a highly recommended diary.

    Our... constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. Thurgood Marshall

    by bronte17 on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 09:40:10 AM PDT

  •  Just take the essence of your comment here

    and put it into the diary.

    That's all.

    Folks can understand that, and accept it -- as it is, it is a little stark and could anger folks who are time-tight with the rush to do everything they can to help maximize the Nov 7 results.

    But both Bumblebums and Bronte17 were right -- excellent videos to bring to the attention of folks here.

    Both of them.  

    ...I don't know if many caught the fact that there are two -- "the medic" as well as "the sniper" -- so that should be mentioned as well.

    Thanks for posting it, tho.  Don't get bent out of shape by those who are angry or harried; they are technically correct.  You do point to good content.

    As I said above, just put the essence of the comment I'm replying to in the diary itself, and mention there are two videos to view.

    Thanks.

    Never, never brave me, nor my fury tempt:
      Downy wings, but wroth they beat;
    Tempest even in reason's seat.

    by GreyHawk on Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 10:36:38 AM PDT