ran 0 Posted January 7, 2004 tasteless ....... especially considering how and where these men died .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gollum1 0 Posted January 7, 2004 I sent them a piece of my mind. EDIT: What a world...looking at the original pic and thinking of this s**t makes me so sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted January 7, 2004 idiocy at its peak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
void_false 1 Posted January 7, 2004 NOW I PERFECTLY UNDERSTAND RUSSIANS THAT SWEAR AND BLAME AND WHATEVER YANKEES!!!! WHAT A MADNESS??? WHAT A DISRESPECT FOR POEPLE'S TRAGEDY!!! OH... I'M SO DISAPPOINTED THAT I WAS BANNED ON FLASHPOINT.RU FORUM. I SHOULD POST IT THERE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gollum1 0 Posted January 7, 2004 NOW I PERFECTLY UNDERSTAND RUSSIANS THAT SWEAR AND BLAME AND WHATEVER YANKEES!!!! WHAT A MADNESS??? WHAT A DISRESPECT FOR POEPLE'S TRAGEDY!!! OH... I'M SO DISAPPOINTED THAT I WAS BANNED ON FLASHPOINT.RU FORUM. I SHOULD POST IT THERE. Is this post sarcastic or what? Not funny, whatever it is. ONE MAGAZINE isn't America, for christ's sake. Besides, maybe it's a British magazine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NKVD 0 Posted January 7, 2004 I would sue ziff davis and their sh**tty magazine (that I never even heard about until today).... anyway, here is their site and feel free to email those sick pricks... http://www.egmmag.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ran 0 Posted January 7, 2004 we should ask them to make apologies , and in their next issue to put the unedited photo with a little text about the context of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Consigliere 0 Posted January 7, 2004 Seriously now, I really think we should all tell them what we think, or one person tells them, and we all 'sign' the message, or something of the sort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamme 0 Posted January 7, 2004 I don't think I could write anything good enough, but I'd be more than happy to sign one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ran 0 Posted January 7, 2004 we should get other FPS gamers to sign it too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJAM 0 Posted January 7, 2004 hey i will write one up if you want, i can be quite good with words, so do you want me to? if enough of you do (which i think you will) then i'll post it in a different thread and then you all put your BI Forum name AND your email and i will compile it into one big email . it is absoloutley disgusting even though i dont know any russians, they are just like any other soldiers (including my ancestors) doing their job for their country and no matter which side they were supposedly on (good or bad) all soldiers deserve a lot of respect for putting their lives on the line for their countries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Consigliere 0 Posted January 7, 2004 OK give it your best, KJAM Perhaps start a new thread so that everyone who frequents the BIS forums knows and can sign their name? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FW200 0 Posted January 7, 2004 Sick person who made it I agree that we should send an email... maybe more than one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ran 0 Posted January 7, 2004 well , write one up if you want , it would be nice to put a little bit of background about chechya war (i wouldn't say biased , but more talking about the russian soldiers in this conflict, with for exemple sotries about the psycological impact on chechnya war veteran, the way famillies are treated by the russian administration/war ministery etc etc...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamme 0 Posted January 7, 2004 well , write one up if you want , it would be nice to put a little bit of background about chechya war (i wouldn't say biased , but more talking about the russian soldiers in this conflict, with for exemple sotries about the psycological impact on chechnya war veteran, the way famillies are treated by the russian administration/war ministery etc etc...) Good idea, if we just say that it was tasteless and such they may not understand why. It would be good to explain what all the fuss is about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ran 0 Posted January 7, 2004 i remember about a TV report on Arte (franco-german TV channel). It shown the distress of the famillies of the soldiers who died , with the testimonies of their mother espeically, with pictures of their sons at all ages , it also shown the everyday life of russian infantrymen on the front line (that was more of a background report) , it also shown an expdition to find back the remains of several russian soldiers in a village who had died in an ambush (testimonies of survivors were quite gruesome and so were the pictures of the bodies, half carbonized remains that stood there for like 1 month , their BTR/BRDM had been ambushed , they took position behind it , but chchen rebels somewhat pierced and ignited the vehicle's fuel tanks which unloaded on the soldiers (already dead or not) then , we've had a footage of a morgue train (in fact a train used normally to carry meat through russia) where bodies were rassembled, an army doctor made descriptions of a few corpses and there complete bodies who arrived here maybe a couple of days before but there were also remains rassembled in plastic bags who had been left on the battlefield in area too dangerous to try to find the back for several months , there were also mutilated bodies (rebel's job) ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Consigliere 0 Posted January 7, 2004 You seem like the right person to write this email, Ran Why don't you go ahead? Sign me up for it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ran 0 Posted January 7, 2004 You seem like the right person to write this email, Ran Why don't you go ahead? Sign me up for it my skills in written english are less than average Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Consigliere 0 Posted January 7, 2004 That's OK, I'm bilingual English-French so I can give you a hand if you want Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJAM 0 Posted January 7, 2004 go HERE to see my short letter of complaint (which i will extend when i have more time) and i ask you please provide details (your signature) like this FORUMNAME <EMAIL> NOTE: if someone would be so kind as to fill me in on the details of Chechynia (sp?) and i will also include that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ran 0 Posted January 7, 2004 add your function if you're current military or not or retired Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted January 7, 2004 It's kinda pointless to ask them to remove the picture if it's already been printed (which I assume). We should just ask them for an apology and a retraction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJAM 0 Posted January 7, 2004 i have put in the removal of it from FUTURE publications (i.e take it out of any plans they had for printing it, and im gonna put in an apology too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted January 7, 2004 for better coverage, might i suggest http://www.petitiononline.com ? instead of a thread here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites