The Mail has the story of photo-jounalist Lynsey Addario, taken captive by Gaddafi’s men during the fighting. As can be expected, she was beaten and sexually abused – though the story does not say she was actually raped – and threatened with death. She got out of it a lot better than CBS’ Lara Logan, who was set upon and gang raped in Egypt during that revolution. The astounding thing about it all is that any western woman would allow herself to come under the power of Moslem society. For crying out loud, a woman dressed in western clothes is considered nothing better than a whore by the Islamists – and these are people who will set off bombs in schools. Where does one expect to find the restraint necessary to protect a woman in such circumstances?
I understand – women can be perfectly fine reporters. This is not a question about whether or not Addario or any other woman out there can do a job, but a question of common sense. It is just stupid for a western woman to enter in to such a situation – not only is she at risk, but any men around her who are decent are placed in harms way…they’ll either have to stand back and let an assault happen, or risk their lives to try and stop it; a situation which would not arise if the woman wasn’t there. It is grossly irresponsible to do such a thing – to deliberately court disaster in servile devotion to an idiotic theory that a reporter is a reporter is a reporter. Circumstances must always be considered and truth must always be spoken.
This is not playing around. This is not a college discussion group. This is real life – and what is happening in the Moslem world is real fascism, real oppression, real war, real revolution…there is blood flowing and this is no place for someone to be when their very presence could provoke more violence and bloodshed. Wise up, for crying out loud.
