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Michael Yon: Hunting Al Qaeda Part III of III - How to Get Killed
michaelyon-online.com ^
| Sep 19, 2007
| Michael Yon
Posted on 09/19/2007 12:09:06 PM PDT by neverdem
The Silver Van
First, a recap of the end of yesterdays mission which is important to todays mission:
Two men had been killed on the 15 July mission. Our guys shot them. Warning shots were fired, the driver sped up and our guys rained bullets. Slugs kicked up dust, some bullets striking the van, but it kept going. A fusillade commenced, and about 20 seconds after the first shot was fired the van was getting away. It had nearly escaped. A Bradley gunner was tracking the van in his crosshairs. He squeezed the trigger on his 25mm cannon...
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; iraq; michaelyon
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To: Belasarius
Well, when they refer to him as Blogger then I know he was actually on the scene. Really, theyre doing us a favor.
True - "journalist" might as well be code for "reporting from the Green Zone".
To: angkor
I saw that in use at Fort Benning at a life fire exhibition about 15 years ago. They lit up a hillside that was about 500m in front of us. It was seriously impressive.
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posted on
09/19/2007 2:07:42 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: rodguy911
You have got to read this.
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posted on
09/19/2007 3:13:38 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/)
To: af_vet_rr
I agree. Anyone who takes the risks Yon runs to bring home a story is a reporter, not just a blogger.
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posted on
09/19/2007 5:37:22 PM PDT
by
tanuki
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To: Cannoneer No. 4; intenseracer; 2ndDivisionVet; Lurker; roaddog727; MizSterious; Tainan; ...
Ping. The latest from the Ernie Pyle of this generation.
The fact that he doesn’t have multiple offers from MSM outlets, is a severe indictment of the MSM.
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09/19/2007 7:26:34 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: FreedomPoster
The fact that he doesnt have multiple offers from MSM outlets, is a severe indictment of the MSM.
The "reporters" in the MSM would fight him becoming one of them - people might start asking "hey, why is Yon all over Iraq, while everybody else keeps reporting from what suspiciously looks like the same 2-3 areas in the Green Zone in Baghdad".
To: af_vet_rr
Yon will write the definitive book about the Iraq front in this war. He isn’t hanging around the Baghdad Hotel Bar & Grill like the others.
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posted on
09/19/2007 8:09:40 PM PDT
by
BobS
To: neverdem
Excellent post - thanks! I really, really respect Michael Yon. He’s awesome.
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posted on
09/19/2007 8:50:44 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/school-of-the-counterpropagandist/)
To: neverdem
To: neverdem; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
“(LAT/WP)” got changed, it sez here. :’)
Thanks neverdem.
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09/19/2007 9:51:02 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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