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2005-09-13 Iraq-Jordan

WaPo version of the fighting in Tal Afar

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-09-13 02:32|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The headline is "Informants Decide Fate of Iraqi Detainees", which -as we all know - is not true. They go to Iraqi judges, who turn some/many/most loose.

But we can't write an article without playing the race (tribal) card, can we?

Posted by Bobby 2005-09-13 07:36|| 2005-09-13 07:36|| Front Page Top

#2 After reading this it makes me think most of those "Informers" will be found in a ditch inside of a month.

No mention of any attempt tp disguise their faces, that's fatal when dealing with Murderers and Fanatics (But I repeat Myself)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-09-13 11:21|| 2005-09-13 11:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Must not profile, must not profile.

Posted by john">john 2005-09-13 15:18|| 2005-09-13 15:18|| Front Page Top

#4 they have detained hundreds of young men, some because they possessed weapons or insurgent literature, but others solely on the hearsay of local informants often called "sources" by U.S. troops.

"They have ruined hundreds of careers, some because of actions they've taken in public, but others solely on the hearsay of local informants often called 'sources' by US media."

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate the press? Seriously, a journalism degree should be grounds for spaying or neutering.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-13 15:40|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-13 15:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Holy Christ. I hadn't even read the whole story when I made the earlier comment. Then I come across this:

Another soldier, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he said he would be punished by commanders for his criticism, had a more negative view of the sources' performance. "We almost never get anything good from them," he said. "I think they just pick people from another tribe or people who owe them money or something."

Didn't the "reporter" just whine about this? And then he goes and does it?

Is a lobotomy part of the curriculum for journalism schools, or is it provided by their employers?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-13 15:45|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-13 15:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Another thing -- ever since I heard the origins of "we had to destroy the village to save it", I've never trusted ANY anonymous quote a reporter claims comes from a military man. We have no way of knowing if the WaPo reporter fabricated the whole thing.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-13 15:47|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-13 15:47|| Front Page Top

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