A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
Iraq War Today writes Censure Carter Update “From Melanie Morgan: This Monday, May 22nd is a very big day for the Censure Carter movement. We have our "Censure Jimmy Carter" TV ads debuting on CNN [between 12:00 Noon and 4:00 PM Eastern / 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific] and Headline News [from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern / 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific]. The ads will be seen on these channels NATIONWIDE.”
Captain B writes BAGHDAD ER “On May 21st HBO will be airing “Baghdad ER”. It’s an in your face look at the wounded receiving first rate medical care in Baghdad. HBO is probably going for shock value to gain viewers as they show amputation and massive trauma of our service members. They say the series isn’t “Pro” or Negative” war………..ok, right.”
American Citizen Soldier writes CSI: IRAQ There exists an underreported but ever-present crossover between war and crime that has taken hold in the past year throughout the large metropolitan areas of Iraq. It may always have been a factor, but it has become even more apparent over time. A deadly mix of organized criminality and jihadist savagery has increasingly come to blur the distinctions between the acts of violent terrorists and that of common thugs.
Bruce writes Week #20 (14-20 May 2006) “We are back in the “groove” here at Salerno. We had a command visit from Bagram. LTC **** (Ed Note: Removed for OPSEC) came down for a couple of days and we went on a convoy downtown to meet with the Khost Provincial Hospital and the Minister of Health. It was quite an experience as always…”
Chris writes Whoa Nelly!!!! “Hold the fort and hang on to your butts, sportsfans...Daddy has hit single digits until he's home! Yeah, that's right. I go on R+R leave in 9 days. Why so excited, and why so early, you ask? The same answer to both questions. Because my wife is having a baby, silly!”
Midnight in Iraq writes Junkyards of War “Last week I discovered the Camp Falluja junkyard. It was glorious.As our HMMWV turned the corner and I caught my first glimpse of this vast expanse I heard the playing of “Hallelujah” and saw a radiant white light shine down from heaven upon the scores of deadlined vehicles, discarded parts and general detritus that filled the place. It was a sight to make any gearhead shed a tear. Gunny cursed out loud in excitement from the seat behind me. We had found our Mecca.”
Bandit36 writes Update “IRAQ - I still have yet to hear any logical explanations detailing how we're losing the war, and now that the Iraqis have a government in place I really doubt that anyone will be able to. We won the war. We are winning the peace.”
Justice Soldier writes Full moons, swimming, Insurgent dive bombers, and following mom’s orders “I was walking to midnight chow the other night, which is my one meal of the day. I eat cereal for breakfast, but the only meal I need is the midnight one- heck, I seem to live off the food everyone sends from home anyway. On that note, Jack link’s beef jerky is equal to gold here- it is like Crack or Meth really- people will fight over it.”
Serving the People of Iraq writes Polling by the Numbers “Some poll results vary widely by how the questions are asked, some are good indications of what the people of America think, and others are nothing more than a measurement of how well the media has been able to conceal its bias. Here's a breakdown of good and bad Iraq polling questions, and why it matters.”
Pat Dollard writes DOLLARD DISPATCH #5: WHERE’S THE CIVIL WAR? (MEET ALI BABA) - May 22, 2006 The cold metal in my hand may as well have been the palm of Jesus Christ welcoming me into heaven. As I gripped the Humvee door latch, pulled it, and dragged myself inside, it meant I had made it out of the unprotected kill-zone and back into armored protection - although still inside of the kill-zone. My camera was no longer in my hands - it was outside, perhaps obliterated. There was yelling inside.
Just Another Thunderhorse Roughneck writes Apprehension “We were outside the wire today when we had to detain some individuals on suspicion of illegal activity. We were almost back to the FOB when we turned around. Our morning ended up longer than planned. I kind of wished we would’ve just let them go but I’m sure we had to check them out first. It’s safer to make sure everything is ok before letting someone dangerous go.”
The Middle Ground writes Information War: The Hidden Leader of Virtual War “Al-Qaida's media strategy continues to gain in sophistication. Videos and DVDs, often portraying mujahideen attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan or beheadings of "apostates", have become common currency in the souks of the Middle East. A more recent phenomenon has been the emergence of 150 FM radio stations in the Afghan-Pakistan border areas. A Peshawar source said: "They're spewing out an unalloyed message of hatred and jihad against the west."...And people are worried about "placing" stories in Iraqi newspapers."
Andi of Andi’s World writes Profiles in Courage: What a Joke “As I mentioned over at MilBlogs, John Murtha will be receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Monday. As if it's "courageous" to speak out against Operation Iraqi Freedom these days.”
Fbl of Fuzzilicious Thinking writes An Open Letter to Hilton Corp. “Dear Hilton Corporation, This is a friendly letter to try and help you understand what is about to descend on you. You have been greatly misled by the local management of Capital Hilton in Washington, DC in regards to Fran O'Brien's, and that is going to have international repercussions for you. I regret that people are going to be financially hurt along the way, and hope that this letter can have a small role in avoiding that.”
Mohammed at Iraq the Model writes Looking at the new government... “After five long months from the day we elected our representatives the government finally saw the light, though lacking two key members who hopefully will be named within a week. The remaining part of the task requires the PM to find two independent, qualified, competent and nonsectarian Iraqis to fill the defense and interior ministries and a third for the national security ministry but five months were not enough to find such people which indicates that either such people have become very hard to find or that the distrust between our politicians have grown bigger.”
Sgt B of The Gun Line writes Murtha… *spit* “I shall echo a brother Marine, the soon to be frocked Doctor Russia…
To all those who shall read this; Greetings.
Know ye that the special trust and bond of brotherhood between Marines has forever been the essence of our esprit de corps…”
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