The other day I was chatting with an MSM foreign correspondent currently reporting from Israel and I asked him why he chose this particular, relatively dangerous assignment.
“Well Tom, I looked at my choices. The Ukraine-Russia war, the Israel-Hamas conflict or stay at home in the USA.
“The Putin attempt at empire building? Eastern Europe is too freaking cold at this time of the year.
“Add that to the fact that Putin has run out of cannon fodder and is ‘graciously’ pardoning hardened criminals and infidels to kill for him. Hell, Putin is releasing hard-core murderers to fight for him and they are refusing to leave their cells.
“I heard one of them complain that he didn’t murder and dismember 13 family members so he could fight for Putin.
“He just wanted a relatively warm place to sleep and the occasional meal. It made me wonder about my own longevity if I were to cover another Putin land-grab. It just didn’t make sense. Russians tend to spend decades fighting unwinnable wars, to wit - 20 years in Afghanistan before they passed the torch to America.”
He then addressed the current mess in the Middle East, “But Israeli wars - always a joy to cover when Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is in power. Bibi treats American press like family. The best hotels, closed circuit TV coverage of whatever war he is waging at that particular time, and gourmet meals. No need to even leave the 5 star hotel and put yourself in danger. Always a great gig - with little danger to life and limb.
“Or I could remain in America and run the risk of being caught in a mass shooting. Or death threats to me and my family, and worst of all having to cover Trump.
“It was a very easy choice - I only hope that Bibi lets this particular conflict run for a few months. After covering the Trump shit show for the past 8 years, which by the way, appears to be in re-runs, a full blown war is a welcome respite.”
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