Now that I'm in Iraq

[Jawo]

Any updates OP?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Jawo
Any updates OP?

he is out surging, killing terrorists

 

[whistleclient]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: tangent1138
Anyway-- it is, of course, very dangerous to travel in Iraq without some sort of security, so being a non-embedded reporter is virtually impossible. So... the end result is we get the headlines-- car bombs, suicide bombers, etc. The stuff that's reported by Iraqi stringers and the new agencies pick up.

It may very well be going well in certain areas, schools being built, soccer games being played, etc... but reporters can't get through the bad areas to report those stories. Not from some kind of agenda-- as some claim-- but just by circumstances.

Pfffft. What ever happened to reporters dodging crossfire to report from war torn countries?

Where did you read they weren't going because they couldn't get embedded?

The Sunni Triangle, anywhere in Baghdad besides the IZ.

but who can blame them? 195 journalists have been killed Iraq since the start of the war.

by comparison 63 were killed in the Vietnam War-- but that was over a 20 year time from 1955 to 1975.

 

[AreaCode707]

Thank you, most wholeheartedly, for your service. Stay safe!

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: tangent1138

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: tangent1138
Anyway-- it is, of course, very dangerous to travel in Iraq without some sort of security, so being a non-embedded reporter is virtually impossible. So... the end result is we get the headlines-- car bombs, suicide bombers, etc. The stuff that's reported by Iraqi stringers and the new agencies pick up.

It may very well be going well in certain areas, schools being built, soccer games being played, etc... but reporters can't get through the bad areas to report those stories. Not from some kind of agenda-- as some claim-- but just by circumstances.

Pfffft. What ever happened to reporters dodging crossfire to report from war torn countries?

Where did you read they weren't going because they couldn't get embedded?

The Sunni Triangle, anywhere in Baghdad besides the IZ.

but who can blame them? 195 journalists have been killed Iraq since the start of the war.

by comparison 63 were killed in the Vietnam War-- but that was over a 20 year time from 1955 to 1975.

I can blame them for not getting an accurate or complete picture of what's going on but then acting like they know everything that's happening and influencing American public opinion against the war effort. Shouldn't the "freedom of the press" incorporate some sense of responsibility to the truth? They have none -- only slavish adolation of sensationalism.

Good luck, Lt. Buy some rugs from the guy in the IZ, but bargain down the prices. He has a good selection and better prices than the Camp Liberty rug shop (though their selection is incredible). I highly recommend the Uzbek wool rugs -- they appraised about 33% higher than what I paid, but look out for inconsistent weaving.

 

[Joony]

Thank you for your service good sir!

 

[AreaCode707]

As far as the media knowing and reporting what's going on...

I work at a large company. Five people can sit down in a meeting room and spend an hour talking about a question with a yes or no answer. These five people can then leave the room to communicate the answer.
1 will say yes
1 will say no
1 will say they didn't understand anything
1 will say no decision was reached
1 will flip flop and tell each person they talk to something different

Now, even assuming a completely unbiased media, and assuming they were all receiving the same information, the information was complete and accurate, we'd still have complete chaos in what WE hear from them. Iraq is a hugely complicated situation and reporting on it even more so.