Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110217:19:54:00
Time now for the "news nation" gut check. are computers and cell phones endanger, american troops in afghanistan? it's a heck of a question. "new york times" reports on the following scenes -- a gunner inside an armored vehicle so engrossed in text messaging his girlfriend in the u.s. that he forgotten to watch for enemy movement. a squad leader, who was just finished directing gunfire against insurgents, pulled out his cell phone and instant messaged his wife back home, quote, all is well. with advances in cellular technology and wider internet access, troops in combat zones can communicate w...
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