One Year Ago–Part II
September 21st, 2006It 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.
One Year Ago
September 20th, 2006It 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.
Why is this man mad at the French?
September 19th, 2006
The AP’s Inside Man
September 18th, 2006Bilal 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.
Down on the Farm
September 15th, 2006Though 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.
A Odd Way to Describe Progress
September 14th, 2006A 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:
Inside The Wire Intelligence
September 13th, 2006It 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.
A DNC’s Path to 9/11
September 12th, 2006Democratic leaders threaten ABC if they air an un-cut version of Path to 9/11.
Here is a version that the DNC would approve.
5 Years Later
September 11th, 2006Too Many Have Forgotten….
NEVER FORGET!