pajamasmedia.com - 12/14/2008
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As the Iraq conflict winds down, the war in Afghanistan is, in many ways, just getting started. PJM presents the second in a series of exclusive reports from Michael Yon — our 21st-century "Ernie Pyle." (Read part one here.)
huffingtonpost.com - 12/14/2008
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BAGHDAD — President George W. Bush on Sunday
made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that...
defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it. Air Force One, Bush's distinctive powder ...
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Bush Visits Iraq For Final Time
washingtonpost.com - 12/14/2008
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Bush Ducks Shoes Thrown in Iraq, Continues to Afghanistan
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Dumb Signs
Michael Yon - Online Magazine —
... developed sense of irony. Dumb signs all over Iraq and Afghanistan are always good for a chuckle. This sign just came to me from a friend in Ramadi, Iraq. Before the war ended, Ramadi was in chaos beyond easy description. Now, some service members who are in Ramadi complain to me that they are bored. Apparently some of them even forget their weapons. (My friend confirmed that the forgetful soldier got his rifle back.) This story can also be found covered at Pajamas Media. {loadposition user8}
Michael Yon: “On the Front Lines in Afghanistan” - Part Two
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Night patrol: “Viper Team” needed resupply, and so they drove into Kandahar Air field from a remote and dangerous outpost in Zabul Province.
by Michael Yon - (PJM)
In Iraq, there were always a few journalists who would see signs like this translated into English for humanitarian projects like the clinic shown below and would wax cynical, claiming that it was just propaganda to mask the uglier side of the occupation. I’ve heard people say things like “This is just for the cameras and the journalists who will devour lies.” Of ...
The Clinic
Michael Yon - Online Magazine —
... have provided is essential. The enemy advertises cutting off heads, or attacking innocent civilians in India, or blowing up a train in Spain. They smile when blowing up tourists in Bali, and dance as buildings fall. We smile when babies recover and the children of illiterate shepherds and subsistence farmers learn to read. You have to be willfully blind not to know the difference between the good guys and the bad guys in this place. This story can also be found covered at Pajamas Media. {loadposition user8}
Afghan Bravery
Michael Yon - Online Magazine —
... it also meant that Afghanistan never benefitted from the advances that most colonial power brought to the remote, primitive places they colonized. And thirty years of war, from the day the Soviets marched in, in the winter of 1979, though the internecine battles of the past decade, has destroyed much of what was there -- from the roads, to the mud compounds to a certain amount of the culture, generosity and spirit of the people. This story can also be found covered at Pajamas Media. {loadposition user8}
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Bush makes farewell visit to Iraq —
Reuters: Politics 12/14/2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President George W. Bush made an unannounced farewell visit to Baghdad on Sunday, just weeks before he leaves office and bequeaths the unpopular Iraq war to President-elect Barack Obama.
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CNN Political Ticker 12/14/2008
President Bush shakes hands with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad Sunday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — President Bush made an unannounced visit Sunday to Baghdad, Iraq, where he was to meet with Iraqi leaders and address U.S. troops.
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CNN.com - Politics 12/14/2008
President Bush made an unannounced visit Sunday to Baghdad where he was to meet with Iraqi leaders and address U.S. troops, according to National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe.
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