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Michael Yon is an American author, independent reporter, and blogger. He was embedded with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four) of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq until the end of its deployment in September 2005. Yon's dispatches were excerpted by several American newspapers, including the Northwest Guardian, the Boston Herald, The Seattle Times, The Star Tribune, and The Weekly Standard. Although his venture relied on reader donations, Yon gained the praise of some well known and respected journalists, including war correspondent Joe Galloway and Michael ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Iraqi Islamic party says "Al Queda is defeated"
"Al Qaeda in Iraq is defeated," according to Sheik Omar Jabouri, spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Party and a member of the widespread and influential Jabouri Tribe. Speaking ...Posted by Roland F. Hirsch -
Resistance is futile
No thinking person would look at last year's weather reports to judge whether it will rain today, yet we do something similar with Iraq news. The situation in Iraq has ...Posted by Roland F. Hirsch -
Bread and a Circus, Part I of II
Before the Battle for Baqubah (Operation Arrowhead Ripper), thousands of refugees had streamed out of Baqubah and the surrounding towns. I've heard Iraqis throw around a ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Al-Qaeda on the Run: Feasting on the Moveable Beast
Abu Ali said that on 1 April 2007, he and his people attacked al Qaeda in Buhriz for their crimes against Islam. He also said something that many Muslims have said to me: al ...Posted by Chris J. Breisch -
Baqubah Update
The big news on the streets today is that the people of Baqubah are generally ecstatic, although many hold in reserve a serious concern that we will abandon them again. For ...Posted by David Starr -
Bless the Beasts and Children
On 29 June, American and Iraqi soldiers were again fighting side-by-side as soldiers from Charley Company 1-12 CAV, led by Captain Clayton Combs, and Iraqi soldiers from the ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Death or Glory Part III of IV
American soldiers think our press is bad to them, but we get off light compared to the Brits. One British soldier told me that when he made a journey of several hours across ...Posted by David Starr -
Death or Glory Part II of IV
The intended target in an ambush never knows when it's over. Yesterday's ambush, which killed two soldiers and wounded three others, is a case in point. Once the Brits had ...Posted by David Starr -
Dispatches From Iraq: Operation Rattlesnake
From a distance, it might appear that America's most trusted and steadfast ally is packing out in the face of a fraction of the violence which American soldiers face in ...Posted by Rick Jensen
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Beachamp and the rule of second chances
Some months ago, a soldier in Baghdad wrote a piece on the way war can degrade the morals and affect the judgment of combat soldiers. His story was published at face-value in ...Posted by Roland F. Hirsch -
7 Rules: 1 Oath
Today Colonel Steve Townsend, the American commander of the 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, presided over a meeting with Iraqi Army officers and former insurgent leaders. The ...Posted by David Starr -
Bless the Beasts and Children, Part 2
This photo was taken just near the disinterred graves of Iraqi civilians murdered by al Qaeda. As this photo was made, Captain Baker's soldiers were still digging out the ...Posted by David Starr -
Update on "Bless the Beasts and the Children"
But for those publications who actually had people embedded in Baqubah when the story first broke and still failed to cover it, their malaise is inexplicable. I do not know ...Posted by Chris J. Breisch -
A Memorial Day Message
Memorial Day weekend is upon us. I am out here in Anbar Province with Task Force 2-7 Infantry. The area around Hit (pronounced "heat") is so quiet previous units likely would ...Posted by Leo Romero -
German Woman to rescue American Navy SEAL
About six weeks ago, Matt from Blackfive.net called about a Navy SEAL named Justin who had been diagnosed with leukemia. Justin's life likely could be saved with a bone marrow ...Posted by Rod Amis
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