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HBO's 'Generation Kill' shows Marine life in Iraq
LA Times ^ | July 10, 2008 | Matea Gold

Posted on 07/09/2008 6:34:02 PM PDT by Vision

NEW YORK -- Evan Wright had no idea what he was getting into when he was assigned to travel with the Marine’s 1st Reconnaissance Battalion in the first weeks of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

When Wright, then a correspondent for Rolling Stone, was picked to ride with the special forces unit, the other reporters gathered at the Kuwait Hilton to find out where they would be embedded "looked at me with sheer hatred and envy," he said.

"I didn't know what 1st Recon was, but if all of these reporters look so jealous, it must be a good spot," Wright recalled thinking.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: embeds; iran; rollingstone
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I'm expecting the worst but the scene in the trailer here the Iraqi is running to the humvee yelling "Americans Americans we love you" and the Marine yells "Thank you, Vote Republican!" gives me chills. HBO propaganda backfires. Starts this Sunday 9pm.

http://www.hbo.com/generationkill/

1 posted on 07/09/2008 6:34:02 PM PDT by Vision
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To: Vision
Doubtful.

The liberal TV critic in my newspaper calls it "liberal propaganda." It likens Iraq to Vietnam.

He gave it half a star.

2 posted on 07/09/2008 6:36:09 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: LdSentinal
Every once in a while, with things like John Adams, and Band of Brothers, HBO puts out programming that is simply superb. Yet, more often than not HBO puts out pure garbage, and it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to see that Generation Kill is designed as a hit piece on the entire Iraq war and Bush administration. I will not be watching.
3 posted on 07/09/2008 6:42:21 PM PDT by frankiep (Every socialist is a disguised dictator - Ludwig von Mises)
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To: Vision

If my memory serves me right, Evan Wright is a RAGING liberal.

He works for Rolling Stone, I am pretty sure I have read his work before.

I would not soil my hands or part with a penny for the scumbags at Rolling Stone.


4 posted on 07/09/2008 6:44:01 PM PDT by rlmorel (Clinging bitterly to Guns and God in Massachusetts...:)
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To: Vision; RedRover; smoothsailing

I’m very skeptical.


5 posted on 07/09/2008 6:47:18 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: Vision

Time-Life-Warner-Turner owns both Jann Weiner’s Rolling Stoned and HBO.

Big Media circle jerk.

I wouldn’t expect anything from this.

Rolling Stoned also embedded a Democrat writer in the Bush 2004 campaign. Isn’t that something? Investigative journalism in how the “enemy” plans a campaign?

And the public was “shocked” to learn that the Bush 2000 debate rehersal tape was stolen and mailed by a Democrat.


6 posted on 07/09/2008 6:51:31 PM PDT by weegee (Maybe 143 days wasnÂ’t enough experience.)
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To: rlmorel

My default channel is the Military Channel!


7 posted on 07/09/2008 6:52:42 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Vision

The Pentagon ought to re-consider the concept of embedded journalists.

I don’t know these journalists mentioned here (although Rolling Stone is like the Pravda Youth Daily, but worse, but from what I see
- journalists now feel “entitled” to be embeds
- they may understand the danger, but certainly expect protection
- is any scrutiny made of their coverage of the troops and what they will say afterwards?
- many are using these to make a nice bundle of money off their stories and the sacrifices of the soldiers they embed with. Is this being abused?


8 posted on 07/09/2008 6:53:56 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Vision

The book was really good.

Not biased...just a look at the Marines being Marines.

Side note. This was the peace then wartime Marine Corps.

The MC that Wright wrote about was still “blowing the dust off” from years of non war. I was told by a gyrene radioman that the corps runs much smoother as a war machine now that it did that first year..... combat experienced NCO’s and Officers doing realistic training, most of the bed wetters have been run out etc.

Anyone else heard this?


9 posted on 07/09/2008 6:56:57 PM PDT by Keith Brown (Among the other evils being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised Machiavelli.)
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To: PGR88

Well where would you put Roggio or Yon?


10 posted on 07/09/2008 6:57:27 PM PDT by SShultz460 (If peace is the answer; it must be a stupid question.)
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To: Vision
Judging by the name, it does sounds bad.

I thought the guy that said "vote Republican" looked like an actor I recognized. Can't think of his name, a real "B" list guy, but I guess not. Unless he enlisted.

11 posted on 07/09/2008 7:11:42 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: rlmorel; weegee; Keith Brown

>> If my memory serves me right, Evan Wright is a RAGING liberal.

He works for Rolling Stone, I am pretty sure I have read his work before.

I would not soil my hands or part with a penny for the scumbags at Rolling Stone. <<

There might be hope...

Dennis Miller (when he had his conservative talk show on) had Evan Wright, along with some Marines on the show.

E Wright didn;t seem like a raging loony when interviewed. The fact that he showed on Dennis Miller (when everyone knows he’s a Republican and pro-Bush) says something otherwise. BUT I will be watching the 1st episode just to make sure...


12 posted on 07/09/2008 7:45:33 PM PDT by max americana
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To: Vision

Hey Hollywood, we get it. You hate the war and you hate the troops.

Just don’t expect us to watch your tantrums.


13 posted on 07/09/2008 8:03:32 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Keith Brown

I thought this as well. I bought the book without very high expectations. If they stay true to the book, it will be fine.


14 posted on 07/09/2008 8:13:53 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (I am not from Vermont. I lived there for four years and that was enough.)
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To: Vermont Lt

“I thought this as well. I bought the book without very high expectations. If they stay true to the book, it will be fine.”

That is the trick... HBO is not known for staying true to much of anything....


15 posted on 07/09/2008 8:40:11 PM PDT by Keith Brown (Among the other evils being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised Machiavelli.)
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To: jazusamo; RedRover; SandRat; Vision
I've got HBO as part of a special rate cable,phone and internet deal I get from Comcast. I never watch HBO at all, I just watch Fox News, Fox News Sports(for Pirates games), and on occasion MSNBC to see what prissy Chris Mathews is whining about.

I'll check this thing out at the link but I doubt I'll be tuning in. Free Republic, and in particular SandRat keep me well informed about our troops in Iraq.

And of course I get first hand knowledge from our troops as well, through my friendship with some of these fine men. My VFW involvement and my aquaintance with and contact with the Wounded Warrior group and Rolling Thunder chapters here are also sources of up to the minute info.

I don't need HBO to inform me, any more than you do, brother.

16 posted on 07/09/2008 8:49:56 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing; SandRat

Thank you Lord for SandRat!


17 posted on 07/09/2008 8:54:34 PM PDT by roses of sharon ( (Who will be McCain's maverick?))
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To: roses of sharon
Ain't That the Truth! :)
18 posted on 07/09/2008 8:56:58 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing; RedRover

Well said...I pinged the two of you only because the article mentioned Haditha. I don’t have HBO on our cable package and from what I’ve heard about them here is the reason I don’t subscribe.


19 posted on 07/09/2008 8:57:36 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jazusamo
HBO was just part of the deal I got, all I was interested in was cable,phone and internet bundled on one bill at one price. In my case that's 99 bucks a month. The HBO was included and it didn't change the price. Verizon has a similar deal here locally but Comcast has the faster internet connection speed.
20 posted on 07/09/2008 9:10:40 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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