Live from Baghdad - The press’s war.

National Review Online ^ | July 5, 2007 | Matt Sanchez

[gpapa]

In Baghdad, at an informal meeting of the incoming U.S. ambassador to Iraq and members of the media, the ambassador got an earful about how difficult it was to cover this war. Despite the dainty hors d’oeuvre and wine (in the first real glasses I have seen since my arrival in Iraq), the press brought out a laundry list of issues preventing them from doing their job: checkpoints, transportation, the bureaucracy of blood tests at the border, and the need for more personal security. For what was supposed to be a meet and greet, the greet did not last long. Ambassador Ryan Crockerwas gracious, and some thanked him for inviting us to his home, which was rumored to be the former residence of Saddam’s sister. But like so many things here in country it’s not always possible to separate the rumored from the real. Discerning facts from fiction is an obstacle the media trips over daily.

[StarCMC]

Ping.

[Freedom_Fighter_2001]

Amen, brother.

[Don Corleone]

Its a WAR..you nerds! A WAR ZONE!. It isn’t a brie and wine tasting in The Hamptons. Where oh where is Ernie Pyle when you need him?

[Allegra]

Oh, right, like they try to cover it, anyway.

They have used the most awful, blatantly deceitful tactics to "report" their spin, mostly from the roof of the Palestine Hotel.

[geezerwheezer]

There is the way the press sees things, and then there is reality. The two will never meet.

[Allegra]

On the way back from the ambassador’s residence, we were asked to get out of the car and submit to a search. Several members of the press and State Department were livid; they insisted there was no need for them to break the usual protocol of VIP express entry. The Peruvian guard, whose English was not up to the task of explaining his urgency, tersely insisted everyone leave the vehicle.

ROFL!! Oh, I would have paid to witness that!

[irv]

Several members of the press and State Department were livid; they insisted there was no need for them to break the usual protocol of VIP express entry.

IOW, they couldn't believe mere grunts dared to treat them like regular people, instead of deferring to their obvious wonderfulness.

[WashingtonSource]

Excellent!

[weegee]

Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING

Saddam Regime Document: Give CNN the Priority for Coverage (Translation) (Pentagon/FMSO website about Iraqi Pre-War documents March 26 2006)

The News We (CNN) Kept To Ourselves [must read] (The New York Times 04/11/03)

NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS

[an amused spectator]

Thanks for the ping, weegee. EXCELLENT read. Loved the second-to-last line.

[Plains Drifter]

Boo F—king Hoo for the press.

[HitmanLV]

Where oh where is Ernie Pyle when you need him?

I'd settle for Gomer Pyle.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

ping

[Smokin' Joe]

Somewhat reminiscent of those who covered another war half a world away from the veranda of the International...

Come to think of it, the journalistic tactics remain the same as well, right down to the 'body count'.

I have been disgusted with the mainstream press for a long time, and if I could stop watching/reading them all over again, I would. At least now we have the internet, and some of the truth is getting out some of the time.

[Tainan]

Thanks C No. 4. Hope all is well.

[Chgogal]

BTTT!

Thanks for the ((((PING))))!

Excellent/Must Read!

[FreedomPoster]

Radigan’s Raiders ping.

Here are the idiots we’re attempting to bypass, in their full glory.

[Chgogal]

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[Chgogal]

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