Iraq convoy leader blasts ABC News report

The Roanoke Times ^ | 10/04/06 | John Cramer

[hemogoblin]

A good read, by a good writer, played on A1 of the Roanoke Times today, to their credit. I eagerly await the military-supporting editorial to follow. Not.

[jwalsh07]

ABC hates America. Chris Mathews hates America. Keith Olberman hates America. They all have that in common and then they have this in common, they know nothing about the military, nothing about military convoys and nothing about the American soldiers who populate those convoys.

[roaddog727]

"The ABC News report included video taken by contractor driver Preston Wheeler of Mena, Ark., that showed an Army gun truck driving away..."

OK. I've been in the Army a long time. I have never heard the term "gun truck" before. WTF is a gun truck? Could it be a hard-top, up-armored HUMMER? If so, that would be an escort vehicle.

The "press/journalists" who write this crap are F'n IDIOTS.

[skeeter]

I expect them to do what any credible news agency would do and present the entire picture."

Maj Gen Newman has quite a sense of humor.

[Doogle]

10-4 that


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[MediaMole]

Gun truck info...

http://www.llnl.gov/pao/news/news_releases/2005/NR-05-07-07.html

In Vietnam, some gun trucks were made by mounting an M113 chassis on the back of a heavy truck.

[God luvs America]

exposing more lies of the liberal media

[pawdoggie]

OK. I've been in the Army a long time. I have never heard the term "gun truck" before. WTF is a gun truck? Could it be a hard-top, up-armored HUMMER? If so, that would be an escort vehicle.

lol...You haven't been in that long, new guy. "Gun truck" is a term out of the Vietnam War. A gun truck was usually a deuce and a half with "add-on" perforated steel plates, sand bages and machine gun mounts. I don't know if this reporter is that old, or has watched too many "Platoon" type films.

[Arpege92]

Well said roaddog727!!!

[geezerwheezer]

It is good to see ABC (Always Been Chickensh**) get called for its' biased and lying report on this incident. I only hope the soldiers involved get as much airtime as they gave the dumba**ed truck driver from Arkansas to clear their good names, or if ABC denies them that choice, then they should sue them for slander and charactor defamation. Bet we would then see some real retractions then from ABC!!

[trappedinnj]

Thanks for the article. I posted this ABC issue the day after when Lou Dobbs did a slightly more fair version of this ambush.

"Schneider said the report accurately portrayed Wheeler's experience during the ambush." - except for those other "gun trucks" behind and alongside his truck during the fight.

ABC News was unable to reach the soldiers and civilian drivers in the convoy because the military and Halliburton refused to release any information, said ABC News producer Rhonda Schwartz.- Hmmmm. they have this Wheeler clown. He didnt have any contact info for the 10 other truckers who have an opposite opinion of this ambush???? ABC News accounts on getting responses from others at this ambush just doesnt add up. Someone needs to investigate just how hard ABC news goes after balanced reporting. Ok, I know, a grandiose pipe dream, ABC news and balanced reporting.

[aculeus]

Thanks for that link!

[aculeus]

A good read, by a good writer, played on A1 of the Roanoke Times today, to their credit. I eagerly await the military-supporting editorial to follow. Not.

You're right!

The Roanoke Times is too leftwing for my taste.

[Stonewall Jackson]

When I first read the cowardly driver's account last week, something just struck me as wrong. If there were a dozen trucks in the convoy and three drivers were killed, then there would be nine civilian drivers screaming for the heads of the soldiers who'd abandoned them, not just this one idiot.

I'm glad to see I was correct in my beliefs, but I doubt we will ever see an apology from ABC or any of the other MSM flunkies who jumped on the bandwagon and started screaming about cowardice and treason.

[Al Gator]

abc news, just trying to counter those bigots over at Fox. /sarc>

[Al Gator]

"ABC or any of the other MSM flunkies who jumped on the bandwagon and started screaming about cowardice and treason."

Seems to me the only weenie on this truck trip was this Wheeler guy.

Hey Dude, if the smell of cordite scares you, stay the f**k home!!

[tobyhill]

Our military needs to fight back the MSM harder. Get on their stations and call them "liars" to their face. To put out press releases give them the option whether they want to report on it.

[trebb]

"I'm fed up with ABC and Mr. Wheeler," said Herron, 39, a 20-year combat veteran from Ivanhoe. "I'm very angry. They're accusing us of being cowards. If we abandoned him, why is he back in the U.S. telling his story?"

'Nuff Sed

[Dudoight]

I saw this program and was shocked and embarassed for our military. I am really glad the truth is out. But what about all the people who saw the program and yet never know the truth?

Shouldn't ABC interview the provider of the truth?

[em2vn]

Vietnam was a long, long, time ago. It's just that to many of us it seems like yesterday.