Archive for March, 2003


31
Mar

Onward Christian Soldiers

PETER ARNETT FIRED EMBEDDED IN DOHA HAMMER SLIME UPDATE: Peter Arnett fired for saying on Iraqi TV what many journalists and military strategists are saying on US TV. eg, that US military strategy is not working. He apologized on the Today Show. The news came in after I posted today’s blog….More on this later. Anyone [...]

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29
Mar

War Without Pause

COUNTING THE DEAD BBC ADMITS MISTAKESDEBATING THE EMBEDS It is another CENTCOM Saturday. I awoke to the daily briefing, carried live on all the news networks, more air time for the briefing brigade, more government dominance of our airwaves. Today they were showing footage shot by “combat camera crews” — their own embeds — showing, [...]

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28
Mar

What Is The “Value Proposition?”

*WELL, MAYBE IT ISN’T ALL TRUE *THE PAIN WE DO NOT SEE *BRIEFING MORE, KNOWING LESSLATE BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be writing a new column, tomorrow, Saturday March 29. What is real? What isn’t? When is telling actually selling? Watch the TV coverage of this human disaster in the desert and you tell me. The [...]

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