"What sparked the controversy was a Monday report by Rivera that U.S. military officials said violated an important Pentagon rule imposed on its so-called embedded correspondents working inside fighting U.S. military units. Rivera had provided crucial details of a future military operation, officials said.
In a live broadcast from the Iraqi desert, Rivera instructed his photographer to tilt the camera down to the sand in front of his feet so that he could draw a map. Rivera then outlined a map of Iraq, and showed the relative location of Baghdad and his location with the Army's 101st Airborne unit. The reporter then continued with his diagram to illustrate where the 101st would be going next.
"He gave away the big picture stuff," one stunned senior military official told CNN. "He went down in the sand and drew where the forces are going.""
I’m remember that. I just hope that a small thing like Bristol drives him completely over the edge. Scum. He’s done nothing but cause problems for our nation.
So I will take great delight in voting for Bristol. Never seen her dance and I don’t care about that now.
I saw that when it happened. I rarely use the 'F' word in the house...But my response as he was doing it was "What is that F***ing Idiot doing? He's giving away the battle plan! Doesn't he think they watch TV over there??"
He was out of the unit that afternoon (Central Time).
It's tough to take him seriously as an 'intelligent correspondent' after that.