Paul Johnson died, but who cares

[I_like_chicken]

Why is his death more important than the 837 US soliders who have died in Iraq? Why is his death more important than the thousands of innocent Afghani and Iraqi civilians who were killed in our war on terror? I am sad that he died, but I don't think his death deserves the attention that its getting. He is no more special than any other person who has sacrificed themselves in our war.

[underpants]

1. Not necessary unneeded

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[GreenPartyVoter]

2. We care because we suspect that

Bu$hco is directly linked to it. Ordered it, in fact.

[aquart]

11. Ordered it?

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. Yes, some people theorize that the people being taken hostage and

beheaded are taken up either by U.S. soldiers or people in thier employ.

[pezcore64]

3. not more important

just another example of the mess we are in.

just as i feel bad for the soldiers there, i feel bad for this guy and his family.

[bryant69]

4. There it is

It makes it easier for American's to put a human face on the tragedy of the Bush's failed policies.

Bryant
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[I_like_chicken]

5. yes but why is the media making such a big deal of this

oh yeah, that right, it portrays arabs as being evil, and not us

[Sean138]

9. It's like hitting a wall...

This neo-conservative-controlled media has produced a few double-edged swords. Also known as Divide-And-Conquer.

[jmags]

10. Those that did it were evil

[sallyseven]

6. He is dead.

That diminishes all of us. Bush has us in such a terrible mess. He caused this to happen. 800+ for what. That no good b.....d.

[neoteric lefty]

7. well he was killed in Saudi Arabia

which is supposedly a staunch ally of America. There is more to this story than meets the eye, in terms of the captors intent towards the Saudi royals. It is still to early to tell anything, though.

[radwriter0555]

16. The story isn't passing my smell test at ALL.

There is far more here than meets the eye.

[neoteric lefty]

17. I think you are right

in terms of why the captors did this in Saudi Arabia. But, I don't think Paul Johnson was anything more than an aviation engineer at Lockheed Martin that got kidnapped. Let's make sure we don't disparage the dead.

[progressivebydesign]

8. He's no more important.. but he's no LESS important.

Get the distinction? I care about ALL humans. I'm not going to add more significance or take any away from ANY death. Just as Pat Tillman's death was tragic, equally tragic were the deaths of the soldiers that didn't have millions of dollars to give up, only their life and family.

This is a tragedgy. They're all tragedies. Your title and post are kind of offensive, but I get your point. Sometimes you shouldn't use a sledgehammer, when a slight tap would do just as well.

[I_like_chicken]

12. is my title any less offensive then the way we treat

dead US soliders and dead innocent Iragis and Afghanis??

[aquart]

13. Where are they getting the orange jumpsuits?

And is there a reason only loyal Republicans are losing their heads?

[radwriter0555]

15. That's what I was wondering. How is it worse than the homeless man set on

fire?