[Kevin Curry]

The Saddam regime corrupted, maimed, or killed everything it touched--from abstract truth, to flesh and blood, to everything in between.

Yet another reason to rejoice in the toppling of Saddam.

[Howlin]

I am really struggling with my feelings about the reporters in Iraq who were NOT embedded.

I have this vision of them being "hotel jockeys," letting everybody else do the work.

Plus, I just found out that they had to pay CASH -- by the day -- just so they could report and attend the press briefings.

Why don't they COME CLEAN with that stuff? It's clearly making them unreliable reporters.

I am waiting to see what happens when the embeds get back and they can tell the truth.