Iraq Reviews > playing semantics with soldiers lives
[Caos Blog] Here at Michael Yon’s Online Magazine there’s a post called “The Battle for Mosul: Reality Check”. In it, he describes what it is Deuce Four is facing, how bombs and IEDs are put together, etc..
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[E PLURIBUS RELUCTOR] More Truth from Iraq-Michael Yon: Everyone knew that other terrorists were out there, somewhere, watching us. After all, we were standing in what might be the most dangerous traffic circle in the universe.
[NYgirl] Blogs & The Two Front War: In a perfectly measured voice the anchor rattled off the number of bombings and Iraqi and US casualties like she was reading off the results of a local baseball game. "Today in Iraq insurgents set off three massive explosions targeting Iraqi troops" came the anchors voice as the camera panned over a smoking crater "resulting in 43 Iraqi casualties" she continued as the camera swept over the splintered remnants of the ruined neighborhood.
[Anthony Ragan (irishspy)] Jungle Law: Michael Yon is an independent journalist embedded with Deuce-Four, a US Army unit stationed in Mosul, Iraq. Each of his columns presents a vivid picture of what our soldiers face daily, because he...
[Toe In The Water] Hemingway Redux: A couple months ago, I rolled out with his section, and soon we were sleeking on foot down the darkened streets and warrens of Mosul, far away from the Strykers. We got into contact and there was some minor shooting drama, and I ended up separated with only two soldiers.
[Barking Moonbat Early Warning System] Boots on the ground: We already know that the MSM doesn’t tell us the whole story of what’s going on in Iraq, and thanks to a link I read on Kim’s site this morning, I have a new source for real reporting from the front.
[Stryker Brigade News] Empty Jars: Michael Yon has posted a new entry to his blog. In his invitation to this new posting he said,"We happened to come in from a combat patrol just in time to see the final countdown for the Space Shuttle Discovery.
[Michaelyon.blogspot.com] Michael Yon : Online Magazine: I had been talking with Captain Matt McGrew about the "The Battle for Mosul IV" dispatch, intending to spend the night with him and some Iraqi troops at one of their combat outposts, to glean additional insight, but the on-going battles in Mosul kept getting in the way. On the night before the planned ride-along, the obstacle was a big and sudden push of operations and tasks bundled in a "surge operation." Operation Lancer Fury was launched without notice even to the unit commanders here.
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