Iraqis Love US Troops

How Iraqis Treat Our Troops

Yeah, this story is a week old, but it is definitely worth reading. An embedded reporter talks of how the mainstream press refuses to cover pro-US events in Iraq.

Bad Reporting in Baghdad

But you won't see much of this on TV or read about it in the papers. To an amazing degree, the Baghdad-based press corps avoids writing about or filming the friendly dealings between U.S. forces here and the local population--most likely because to do so would require them to report the extravagant expressions of gratitude that accompany every such encounter. Instead you read story after story about the supposed fury of Baghdadis at the Americans for allowing the breakdown of law and order in their city.

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