It was one year ago that I witnessed something I think about nearly every day.

On Sept. 19th, 2005, I was an embedded reporter with Silver Platoon, RCT-8, Camp Fallujah, Iraq.

It was the last mission I went on.

It was one year ago that I witnessed something I think about nearly every day.

On Sept. 19th, 2005, I was an embedded reporter with Silver Platoon, RCT-8, Camp Fallujah, Iraq.

It was the last mission I went on.

Part II, Friday.

What about France bums out Ayman al-Zawahari, al-Qaida’s “number 2” ?

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Bilal Hussein, the Associated Press’ go-to man for close up photos of terrorists in Iraq, is currently being detained by the Coalition after he was caught with two Al Qaida leaders.

The Associated Press conducted their own inquiry and found Bilal Huessein not guilty.

But their line of reasoning defies all common sense for we know exactly what AQI leaders do to journalists–usually kidnap, hold for ransom and occasionally behead.

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Though one might never infer it from the press coverage, most Iraqis do not live in the Baghdad morgue.  Twenty-five percent of Iraqis work in agriculture, a sector that is recovering from decades of Ba’athist misrule.  Farming is the nation’s premier vocational sector, and second-largest generator of GNP.

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A September 8th New York Times story, carrying Paul von Zielbauer’s byline, describes the continuation of sectarian violence and civilian death in Baghdad. 

Based on reports from the Baghdad morgue, the writer concludes:

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It was about a year ago I stood inside the MEF Operations system at Camp Fallujah, Iraq.

I had a few minute window to shoot some B-Roll while there was no sensitive information on the projection screen.

A sharp young Sergeant showed me a vauge overview of what an Operational Brief would look like.

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Democratic leaders threaten ABC if they air an un-cut version of Path to 9/11.

Here is a version that the DNC would approve.

Too Many Have Forgotten….

NEVER FORGET!

Iraqi justice via al Reuters…

Iraqi justice via AP…