[Timesink]

A distinction should be made between those journalists who chose to 'embed' with the military under Pentagon authority, and those who are 'wild cards' hanging out at the hotel.

Even the embeds are on their own. The DoD rules make it very clear that no soldier is to lift a finger to save a reporter if there's a battle going on, and each embed had to sign their life away to be placed with a unit in the first place.

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - Rick on video phone. Marines dismantling a AAA gun. At least 6 AAA guns around him. Wants the enemy to engage them so fire can be returned. Iraqis running house to house to avoid detection.

[Fracas]

I know. My point was that the reporters with the military are 'official', and the ones in the Palestine Hotel are not.

The press will not get sympathy from the public, that's for sure. Frankly, I'd like to see Tommy Franks bring those guys at Qatar to the Palestine Hotel. LOL.