Flacks and Hacks in Baghdad

The Weekly Standard ^ | December 15, 2003 | Noah D. Oppenheim

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Great post. Thank you.

The reporter got the adult/child relationship backwards, though, according to his own account, lol.

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By itself, freshly painted stucco does not a compelling picture make. Happily, the CPA has an extraordinary resource on its hands that fits journalists' needs, if only the American media would wake up to the obvious--the brave men and women rebuilding Iraq.

Characters are the backbone of any good story, and the Americans working in Iraq are the finest I have ever met....People like Tom Foley, a multimillionaire financier, now walking the lines at Iraqi shoe factories, helping get an economy off the ground. People like Col. Joe Anderson, who despite the price on his head, patrols Mosul on foot so he can personally reassure shopkeepers and community leaders that America won't cut and run.
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Ping!

[MEG33]

I pinged nerd to this he calls it"ground truth".

[malia]

ping

[RandallFlagg]

No prob. If I ever "Overping" ya, feel free to send be a virtual "stop it" slap in the face.

Have a great weekend!

[TEXOKIE]

BUMP!!

[Travis McGee]

It really is! Thanks.

[blackie]

Flacks and Hacks in Baghdad ~ Bummp!

[TexKat]

Thanks MEG33 for the ping. Very good reporting. I believe that it was MSNBC last night that reported on a couple of cities in Iraq one was crawling with criminals and filth, but was that way also when Saddam was in power. And then the other city just a very short distance from the corrupt city is very productive, prosperous and growing with credit going to the mayor of that city. I will check and see if I can find the transcript on that clip.

[windchime]

Good report! Thanks.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!