[avg_freeper]

"hundreds of brave journalists"

If they were indeed brave they would be doing something instead of sitting around reporting on people who are doing something.

[robowombat]

"They're rebuilding their lives under political asylum after insurgents in Baghdad followed Ban's family home one night and gunned down her 4-year-old daughter, her husband and her elderly mother in law."

What is it with this stupid person. 'Insurgents' how about 'cutthroats' or murderous terrorists'. I don't care if this person is on the streets of Baghdad 24/7 that word use shows what they are loud and clear and yes you are so subliminally prejudiced you can even recognize your own spin.

[Tennessee_Bob]

More than 20 reporters have died in Iraq from around the world.

Tell it to the Marines.

[SIDENET]

Perhaps Mr. Yost would be moved by our office's tribute wall to Yasser Salihee, our brave and wonderful colleague, who at age 30 joined the ranks of Iraqi civilians shot to death by American soldiers.

Perhaps this anti-American POS could enlighten us on what Mr Salihee, their "brave and wonderful colleague", was doing when he got shot. This article should have a "quagmire alert".

[cookcounty]

These crapola stories have bee showing up as banner stories in the Colorodo Springs Gazette as well. I dropped my subscription.

[Allegra]

"I know the reporting's bad because I know people in Iraq," he revealed.

I'm in Iraq and I agree with Yost. Those cappuccino-drinking, loafer-wearing, Baghdad Sheraton dwelling reporters can bristle all they want at someone pointing out the obvious distortion techniques they are using while reporting. They're just mad because someone dares to speak the truth.

And this Hoyt guy uses more doom and gloom to defend himself. How gullible does he think people are?? I myself am sick and tired of these weasels' refusal to report the many positive developments and the progress being made.

Their agenda is so transparent.

[narby]

Mr. Yost could have come with me today as I visited one of my own military buddies, who like most officers doesn't leave the protected Green Zone compound except by helicopter or massive convoy.

This bozo insinuates that the US military is to cowardly to leave the green zone, yet he's bashing Yost for his opionions on why Americans hate the media. Hello! Maybe it's because the media accuses the Army of being yellow? Ya think?

Related thread here with the entire content of the letters and links to the original blog sites.

[newcthem]

This isn't suprising coming from the Pioneer Press.....this rag is trying to beat the RED STAR in being the most slanted new rag in the Midwest.

[Van Jenerette]

Mark Yost IS AN EXCELLENT GUY!

He and I went to Grad School together at University of Kansas '88!

[sticker]

Two words for the "brave, truth telling, unbiased" journalists, Walter Duranty

[eggman]

More than 20 reporters have died in Iraq from around the world. You have insulted them and demeaned them, and to a much lesser degree, demeaned the reporters everywhere who have been threatened with bodily harm, who have been screamed at, or denied public records, just because they wanted to present the closest approximation to the truth they could. I am embarrassed to call you my colleague."

More than 1700 US soldiers and about 200 from the other coalition countries have died in Iraq and these reporters have had no qualms with demeaning and insulting them. Who is putting themselves at greater risk and who is doing more to help the people of Iraq?

[Valin]

Clark Hoyt...etc

Sounds to me like someone has struck a nerve.

[Owl558]

"With your column," he declared, "you have spat on the copy of the brave men and women who are doing their best in terrible conditions."

These people make money spitting on our soldiers. Turnabout is fair play. It is very instructive to note how these people see themselves. They live in a fantasy world where they are the heros. "To say that isn't to argue that their perspective is invalid. It's just limited and incomplete."

Refuse to enrich and enable them. DO NOT CONSUME THEIR PRODUCT wherever you can.