Recognizing the inherent dangers of covering the war in Afghanistan, news agencies are reviewing operating procedures for foreign correspondents, issuing flak jackets and providing "hostile environment training" to protect their reporters from thugs roaming the Afghan countryside. Yet, at the same time, critics were quick to scoff at Geraldo Rivera for carrying a firearm when he was in Afghanistan. If news bureaus were serious about protecting their reporters, wouldn`t they issue weapons along with reporters` notebooks?
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