hope hes ok love his watergate work
Bob Woodruff and his cameraman Doug Vogt were injured in an IED attack near Taji, Iraq today. They were embedded with the 4th Infantry Division, traveling with an Iraqi Army unit in an Iraqi mechanized vehicle.
Statement from ABC read on FOX said they were in serious condition and being treated in a US military facility.
beat me by 30 seconds
And it was Woodruff.
Hope he is ok, the cameraman , too
Anyone have a picture? Prayers
"January 29, 2006 - ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff has apparently suffered head injuries and is undergoing surgery after an explosion while he was doing some reporting from Iraq.
The reports came during ABC's Sunday edition of Good Morning America.
Woodruff was apparently taping a report about the Iraqi military from inside one of their mechanized military vehicles. It encountered an improvised explosive device.
Some small arms fire followed, according to reports on Good Morning America.
Woodruff and another news staffer working for Good Morning America both suffered head injuries and are being treated. They are listed in serious condition."
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=nation_world&id=3855686
Regardless of who the journalist is, The Libs will feel they deserve a Purple Heart. Hell, give everyone a Purple Heart. They don't have any meaning anymore anyway!
Apparently Woodruff and his camara man are in serious condition.
What does IED stand for?
I wish each and everyone of our wounded and killed troops received this kind of attention.......
Taji is where I worked for nine months fron 2004 to early 2005.
It has always been somewhat of a hot zone.
What is the over/under on this being blamed on W and the Republican Culture of Corruption?
ABC's "World News Tonight"
Is this some news show or something? Networks trying to compete with the internet I see..
I was watching Fox when this story broke......Julian Philips and Chetry started going on and on about Woodruff and his cameraman, the story being about a DEDICATED JOURNALIST! Allison Camerotta (to her credit IMO) interrupted them saying that there were likely GI's hurt in this incident as well, but no news on them yet....at that point the story went away and faded to something else.
Kudos to Allison!
ABC's Bob Woodruff Reluctant to Label Hamas a Terrorist Group
Posted by Brad Wilmouth on January 26, 2006 - 00:42.
On ABC's World News Tonight on Wednesday January 25, anchor Bob Woodruff showed some reluctance to label Hamas as a terrorist organization outright, but instead qualified the label by calling it a "militant" group "which the U.S. calls a terrorist organization." Woodruff also referred to Hamas once as a "radical group" and once simply as a "group."
During the opening teaser, while previewing a story on the Palestinian elections, Woodruff announced: "It's been an historic day in the Middle East. Palestinians voting for their future. The radical group Hamas gains strength and gets a warning from the Bush administration."
Introducing a story on the elections, in which Hamas won a substantial number of seats in the parliament, Woodruff asked: "Would Palestinians vote to keep the long-ruling Fatah movement in power or would the militant challenger, Hamas, which the U.S. calls a terrorist organization, prevail?"
After showing a sound bite of Israel's foreign minister relaying the Hamas goal of "demolishing" Israel, and after airing a sound bite of Jimmy Carter expressing hope that Hamas would change, Woodruff ended the piece referring to Hamas simply as a "group." Woodruff concluded: "With Hamas even as a minority part of the government, [aid from the U.S.] could dry up unless this group, which has fought violently with Israel for years, gives up its guns."
This reluctance to label Hamas as a terrorist organization is reminiscent of former ABC anchor Peter Jennings' approach to dealing with stories about Israel and Hamas. For example, as recounted by CyberAlert, on the March 17, 2003 World News Tonight, Jennings read this short item: "In Palestinian Gaza today an Israeli raid killed ten Palestinians, including a four-year-old girl, at a refugee camp. The Israelis say the camp is a stronghold of the Hamas group which they accuse of sponsoring terrorism."
Below is a transript of relevant portions of the the January 25 World News Tonight in which Woodruff discussed Hamas:
Bob Woodruff, in opening teaser: "I'm Bob Woodruff in Jerusalem. It's been an historic day in the Middle East. Palestinians voting for their future. The radical group Hamas gains strength and gets a warning from the Bush administration."
Woodruff, introducing the story: "Good evening from Jerusalem. In this region that has seen so much history, history was made again today. Nearly one million Palestinians have gone to the polls in the Palestinians' first election in 10 years. The stakes are very high not just for the Middle East, but for the U.S. as well. Would Palestinians vote to keep the long-ruling Fatah movement in power or would the militant challenger, Hamas, which the U.S. calls a terrorist organization, prevail?"
After detailing some events of the election day, Woodruff moved to discussing Hamas: "While Hamas may not have won, its candidates will have a major presence in the parliament and will certainly press for changes. Its Islamic influence could deeply effect this largely secular community. 'I am voting for Hamas because they are the Islamic movement,' this woman told us, 'and we are going to follow the Koran.' Although Hamas has downplayed its militant side during this campaign, there are serious questions about how it will deal with Israel. So far, it has refused to recognize it or get involved in negotiations. Israel's new foreign minister holds out little hope."
Tsipy Livney, Israeli Foreign Minister: "The essence, the reasons of the existence of the Hamas is not because they want to gain some political gains in the conflict. They are talking about demolishing the state of Israel, to erase the state of Israel from Earth."
Woodruff: "What no one knows is if Hamas will change now that it has gained political power. Former President Jimmy Carter came to monitor today's elections."
Woodruff, speaking to Jimmy Carter: "There are some who believe that Hamas will be pragmatic, though, once they have power-"
Jimmy Carter: "That's my hope. Everybody hopes that Hamas would be pragmatic because one thing is, maybe not for their own benefit, but for the benefit of the people they represent, because there's no doubt if Hamas is not, as you say, pragmatic, then there'll be a dramatic reduction in foreign aid assistance."
Woodruff: "Last year, the U.S. spent $500 million to help the Palestinians, $70 million directly to the Palestinian Authority. With Hamas even as a minority part of the government, that could dry up unless this group, which has fought violently with Israel for years, gives up its guns."
http://newsbusters.org/node/3755
Maybe NOW he has changed his mind?
Another idiotic liberal ... . Oh well.
Prayers for all involved.