external monologue

treason

on the way into work this morning i was listening to NPR's Morning Edition. this is part of my morning routine, and usually pretty enjoyable. i must admit that at times in the past i have been frustrated by the not-so-subtle leftist overtones that public radio seems to have, but generally it is made up for by the quality of progamming and access to stories i'd not hear elsewhere. not to mention that i think the leftist slant of public radio is more than made up for by the glut of nauseating conservative talk show hosts (limbaugh, hannity, o'reilly, bortz, etc, etc.).

however, this morning they went over the line. there was story called 'Baghdad' about various Americans who have traveled to Baghdad to serve as human shields during the campaign on Iraq. The story, as per usual, was presented in a very sympathetic light to the cause the "shields" are working towards: "They are attempting to stop the U.S.-led war against Iraq, and protect infrastructure they say serves only civilian purposes." That statement by itself sounds pretty innocuous, and correct me if i'm wrong, but aren't these people committing treason? Would this not be considered giving the Iraqi enemy "aid"? And its not so much that i'm even shocked that this is going on as much as the fact that NPR was so encouraging to these people. What exactly do they want to happen here? although i'm not the most conservative tool in the shed, the liberal agenda sometimes baffles me. i often get the sense that more than anything else they'd like to see us lose the war merely on principle. that is, regardless of how much pain and suffering Saddam Hussein may be inflicting on these people, the best conclusion to this conflict would be the Bush Administration being made fools of. Yeesh.

and as far as the war is concerned, i still don't know if i think it was the best move, but, come on, now that we're over there we sure as hell better support our troops, not the defectors! i don't know... listen to the story, tell me what you think.