CBS News Correspondent Kimberly Dozier Moved To Germany But Remains Critical

KSLA.com ^ | May 30,2006

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A CBS spokeswoman says correspondent Kimberly Dozier has undergone two surgeries since being injured in a car bombing Monday in Iraq.

Doctors have removed shrapnel from her head, but they say the most series injuries are to her lower body. Dozier is being treated in Germany. The blast in Baghdad killed British cameraman Paul Douglas and freelance soundman James Brolan. Military officials say Dozier will be treated at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, which is the U.S. military's largest overseas hospital. CBS says all three journalists were riding in an armored humvee and are believed to have been wearing protective gear. The U.S. ambassador to Iraq says he's "shocked and saddened" by the news. CBS News President Sean McManus says "our deepest sympathy" goes to the families of Douglas and Brolan.

[Uddercha0s]

"And Jesus loves you, too"

Haha.. why do you want to bring Jesus into this? He was an innocent bystander.

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She shouldn't have been there. Military yes. Media no.

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

From Media Research Center: The Seventeenth Annual Awards for the Year’s Worst Reporting:

“The tyrant has fallen. But for some, he’s a fallen hero.... Iraqis are much like abused children: scarred by the man who was both father figure and enforcer. His rules were simple. Obey, and he would provide jobs, food rations, electricity and security. Rebel, and punishment was merciless. But Saddam Hussein also gave Iraqis dignity and pride. He became a symbol of defiance across the Arab world, never backing down from a fight....Those who loved him and those who hated him still can’t separate the man from the country in their minds. For many, his humiliation is their own.”
— Kimberly Dozier in a December 16, 2003 CBS Evening News story about Iraqi reaction to Saddam’s capture.

[Neenah]

This should be beneath a "freeper". Sad.

[Neenah]

Is this Sirius?

No. THAT is hugh.

[MHT]

The implication is that her legs have been maimed.

[Uddercha0s]

"This should be beneath a "freeper". Sad."

God, Country, Family... where my beliefs lie. If someone wants to do something dangerous I have not pity on them. I suspect you have a laugh over Rachel Corrie though...

[Uddercha0s]

"This should be beneath a "freeper". Sad."

Damn.. congrats.. got under my skin... I guess I could start a thread on this.. what is a freeper? Do you define it.. please tell us.. millions on this board want to know...

[jimbo123]

Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman is reporting that she might lose a leg.

[Rte66]

Well, thanks for the link to CBS's own story. I was so pleased to learn:

" ... Doctors and nurses at the combat support hospital handle on average between 10 and 15 trauma cases a day, so they knew what to expect when they heard Dozier and other military personnel had been wounded by a car bomb, CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.

"If this would've happened back in the States, she probably would have died," a doctor at the combat hospital told Palmer. ..."

Remind me to ask my ambulance to take me to Iraq, then Germany, if I'm ever seriously injured in a car accident.

[Rte66]

That's how it was sounding earlier. There was so much stuff piled on top of her in the pix when she was loaded onto the plane to Germany that I figured they were trying to save body parts.

[Uddercha0s]

I guess I have offeneded someone with my speech on FreeRepublic.. the moderator removed my post...
I'll leave you to decide.. hmm..

[You Dirty Rats]

"She shouldn't have been there. Military yes. Media no."

Media reporting on conditions troops face was critical in providing better care for them. Please check out the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Russell

Of course, not all war correspondents live up to the standards of William Russell, but we need them there to provide a look at what's going on beyond what the military says.

[Kimmers]

Nicely written...you have class

[Buffettfan]

[[His rules were simple. Obey, and he would provide jobs, food rations, electricity and security.]]

Sounds just like the way the democratic party talks to blacks.

[ElkGroveDan]

He look what you started...over here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640747/posts

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Remind me to ask my ambulance to take me to Iraq, then Germany, if I'm ever seriously injured in a car accident.

Make sure that your primary care physician calls ahead first so that you can use your health care coverage.