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Both Clintons have now spoken out on NBC about their concern over fake news. Brian Williams delivered a lecture on his late night MSNBC spot. The three of them are planning a "TRUTH TOUR" across the nation. Brian will speak on combat helicopter crashes, Hillary on ways to dodge sniper fire and Bill will tell about the women he never had sex with. One offer for a possible stop has already come in. A rib shack in St. Louis has offered them each a free side of slaw with any entrée to speak at their restaurant.

I just spent a week in Iraq and Kuwait cultivating a skill that I, as a talk-show host, have found nearly impossible to master: shutting up. Turns out, it was easier than I thought, at least in Iraq. When you're listening to a 20-year-old kid from Indiana tell how he earned his second Purple Heart, speechlessness is the natural reaction. I was there as part of the much-maligned "Truth Tour" organized by Move America Forward, a conservative group based in California. According to reports in the mainstream media, I was part of a "propaganda" junket paid for by the...

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (Army News Service, July 20, 2005) - A group of radio talk show hosts who don’t believe in always following the old media adage that “If it bleeds it leads,” visited military bases in Kuwait and Iraq to let service members tell the other side of the story. Day after day, stories of car bombings and suicide attacks in Iraq take prominence over the many good news stories happening in the war-torn country. But five talk hosts set out to change that with their “Voices of Soldiers Tour”. With stops at Camps Victory and Prosperity in Iraq,...

The Final Chapter of My Trip To Iraq Martha Zoller Isn’t it interesting how things have a natural beginning and end to them? The Voices of Soldiers Tour began flying away from Hurricane Dennis and ended flying away from one of the biggest sand storms in history. Col. Daniel Kornacki, the Commander of the Air Base at the Baghdad Airport from the 94th Airlift out of Dobbins and is a Delta 767 pilot in his other life, said that sand storms are the desert’s thunderstorms. Coming from tornado alley, that is an analogy I can understand. Our group (Buzz Patterson...

Sending the ‘right’ signals The following was written by Spc. Curt Cashour of the military’s “Desert Voice” on the “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour that took place from July 7th - 17th. Cashour is based at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Sending the ‘right’ signals By Spc. Curt Cashour Coalition Forces Land Component Command Public Affairs Office There’s an old saying among those in the media that states, “If it bleeds it leads.” There’s a reason the motto has stuck: it’s the truth. Take Iraq for example. Day after day, stories of car bombings and suicide attacks take prominence over the...

Some of What I Learned in Baghdad Author: Brad Dated: Tuesday, July 19 2005 @ 01:03 AM EDT On Wednesday July 13, 2005 I had the opportunity to go out on patrol with the US Army stationed in Baghdad 3 times, including foot patrol with the New Iraqi Army. Our soldiers who are assigned to patrol duty generally go out several times a day. These patrols are regularly irregular so as to establish a presence in the area without presenting a predictable target. These are some of the things I learned while in Baghdad. The International Zone in Baghdad is...

Courage plentiful in Iraq By: Howard Kaloogian BAGHDAD, Iraq ---- Courage. You know it when you see it. "Speaking truth to power" is thought of as courageous. Lt. General Abdul Qader Jassim told Saddam Hussein that the Iraqi army could not withstand the coalition forces arrayed against it in the mid '90s. Then he spent the next 7 years, 4 months and 10 days in an Iraqi prison until being liberated by American troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Today he is the head of the Iraqi army. We met him in Baghdad. He talked to us through an interpreter whose...

CAMP FALCON, THE GREEN ZONE, BAGHDAD: Sorry about the lack of postings since my arrival here in Iraq early Monday morning, but internet access has been somewhat limited. Sheesh! You'd think there's a war on or something... I have a hundred stories to tell, all of them amazing in their own way, but I don't have time now to tell them all. So let me tell you just one, from earlier this morning: Melanie Morgan of KSFO in San Francisco and I went on patrol this morning on Route Irish, aka "The Highway of Death" with Delta 3-7 of the...

Latest from Iraq - from Melanie Morgan's website at KSFO I spoke with Melanie this morning and she asked me to forward a few pictures of what we are doing here in Iraq. The 184 IN is part of the California National Guard and we are assigned to the 4 BCT (Brigade Combat Team) 3rd Infantry Division. We are currently stationed at FOB Falcon in the Southern part of Baghdad. I realize that the media tends to focus solely on the IEDs the firefights etc because that is what sells. The reality is that for every contact we have with...

Still in Bahgdad by Martha Zoller As we enter our third day in Bahgdad, there is much to report. I was unable to post yesterday, we were out most of the day. Believe it or not, there is power and wireless internet connectivity in the tents we are staying in but it is hit and miss as far as the strength of the signal. Also, when the soldiers are on missions, they have the ability to take down the internet and cell service in the area of operation. Yesterday, we walked alot in the heat and I really felt it...

Wow, What a Day! This has been the most incredible trip of my life! I have met the most wonderful people and have learned so much first hand. A Doctor, Captain Daniel Green, at Fort Prosperity, one of Saddam's Palaces, decided that the only way we were going to see Iraq properly was to have unfettered and total access to anyone in Baghdad, from the lowest soldier to the Chief of Operations.... and we did!. He got a two star to sign off and the real fun began. (A few feathers were ruffled in the middle but they came on...

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005Voices of Soldiers Tour Arrives In Iraq Move America Forward FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 12, 2005 CONTACT:  Mark Washburn at (916) 441-6197 We’ve Arrived In Iraq Delegation of Talk Radio Hosts fromAround the Nation Arrive in Iraqfor “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour (SACRAMENTO) – The “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour organized by Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org) and RighTalk Radio Network has arrived in Baghdad, Iraq. The delegation includes talk show hosts from around the country as well as the leadership of Move America Forward who will all file live reports on the situation in Iraq...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 13, 2005 CONTACT: Mark Washburn Mark@MoveAmericaForward.org (916) 441-6197 Iraqi General: Saddam Harbored 4,000 Terrorists on War’s Eve * “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour Obtains Exclusive Briefing from Iraqi General on Status of Iraq Security Forces * 18 Coalition Bases Have Been Turned Over to Iraqi Forces (SACRAMENTO) – The “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour organized by Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org) and RighTalk Radio Network (www.RighTalk.com) has learned in an exclusive briefing that Saddam Hussein harbored approximately 4,000 terrorists in Iraq in the six months leading up to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Iraqi Lt. General...

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005Voices of Soldiers Tour Arrives In Iraq Move America Forward FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 12, 2005 CONTACT:  Mark Washburn at (916) 441-6197 We’ve Arrived In Iraq Delegation of Talk Radio Hosts fromAround the Nation Arrive in Iraqfor “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour (SACRAMENTO) – The “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour organized by Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org) and RighTalk Radio Network has arrived in Baghdad, Iraq. The delegation includes talk show hosts from around the country as well as the leadership of Move America Forward who will all file live reports on the situation in Iraq...

'Voices of Soldiers Tour' Breaking Anti-U.S. Media BiasIn the face of increasing criticism from the Left, a contingent of radio talk show hosts and filmmakers from across the country have arrived in a U.S. military camp outside of Baghdad carrying the banner of the "Voices of Soldiers Tour 2005.”In an effort to break through the curtain of anti-war and anti-military media bias, the ten-day itinerary includes visits to U.S. Armed Forces Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters, the military command overseeing the war, Kuwait and Iraq.The concept of conservative hosts bypassing corporate media and connecting directly with the soldiers is seemingly too...

Baghdad.... Day 1 Author: Brad Dated: Monday, July 11 2005 @ 04:24 PM EDT Baghdad. First Day After nearly 30 hours of travel and few hours of sleep we loaded onto a C130 for the trip to Baghdad. There were several soldiers returning to the theater as well as our group. We were all carrying our gear as well as wearing army issue kevlar and helmets. My helmet broke before I even put it on. (At least the strap did). The plane ride is like an E-Ticket at Disneyland. Everyone talks about getting shot at, rough air, noise... it was...

Listen While You Freep! All programs are replayed for 23 hours and again on weekends so tune in when it’s convenient for YOU! Call In Number - 866-884-TALK (8255) Heating the EDGE of a New Media! 12pm-2pm EST - VOICES OF SOLDIERS TOUR 2005!! BUZZ LIVE FROM BAGHDAD! Join Buzz as he broadcasts live from Camp Victory, Iraq. Lots of insightful interviews with our men and women in uniform from the front lines. The Buzz Cut! 2pm EST – “Breaking Free” with Kerri Houston and Peter Roff! 3pm EST - Live From Baghdad!!! Martha joins Buzz Patterson on the Voices...

Sunday, July 10, 2005 Posted By:Melanie MorganPermalinkThe Group Is Now in Kuwait Greetings from the Middle East… I’m writing to you from Kuwait (the land Saddam Hussein raped and pillaged during the first Gulf War)—the whole gang arrived late last night,and we’re not sleeping much due to jet lag. It’s 104 degrees at 8:30 at night.  We’re taking off again at 6:30 A.M. in a military transport aircraft for Camp Victory. I’m really excited about getting the chance to see our troops in Iraq, and to provide them the means to provide a direct, unfiltered report to the American people...

A KSFO Host Heads to Iraq Why do radio people feel so compelled to keep everything a secret, even when they do something good?San Francisco talk radio KGO-AM (810) manager Jack Swanson has quietly been doing something critics have complained about: He's trying to add some females to the boy's club of male hosts.His wife, KSFO-AM host Melanie Morgan, is heading to Iraq for some front-line coverage. And the past couple of Sunday nights, I've heard San Francisco Examiner film writer Edie Sellers doing her first shows filling in on Bill Wattenberg's 10p.m. to 1 a.m. shift...and they were good.Melanie...

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