We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/sometimes_life_is_rough_as_an_embed.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:05:46 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Some armies being tougher than others... this is from an email going around. From what I've been able to verify, it's true. Gents, There is a legitimate, credentialed, Iraqi Reporter named Fathi Ghanim Al Iraqia attached with 4th BN, 1st Bde of the Iraqi forces (with 6th Plt?). Earlier today he took some pictures of 4th BN Iraqi wounded. The Iraqi soldiers he was with took exception to him doing this. He says he deleted the photos from his camera, but the Iraqi soldiers were still incensed and locked him in a closet somewhere in their zone. He is calling... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/sometimes_life_is_rough_as_an_embed.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/sometimes_life_is_rough_as_an_embed.html Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:21:23 -0600 Gee whiz, I'm CERTAIN that journalism school never prepared him for such intolerance as these soldiers displayed...it sounds to me like our training of Iraqi forces is beginning to bear fruit! I like the presumably USMC author's tone-- "C'mon guys, let him out of the closet, already!" A fine Monday-morning read, thanks! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/sometimes_life_is_rough_as_an_embed.html#comment-8646 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/sometimes_life_is_rough_as_an_embed.html#comment-8646 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:49:18 -0600