| Submit your comments on this article | |
| Iraq | |
| Wounded ABC Anchor Evacuated to Germany | |
| 2006-01-30 | |
| NEW YORK (AP) - ABC "World News Tonight" co-anchor Bob Woodruff and a cameraman were seriously injured Sunday when the Iraqi Army vehicle they were traveling in was attacked with an explosive device. Both journalists suffered head injuries, and Woodruff also has broken bones. They were in stable condition following surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Iraq, and were being evacuated to medical facilities in Germany, ABC News President David Westin said Sunday night. "We take this as good news, but the next few days will be critical," Westin said. Woodruff and Doug Vogt, an award-winning cameraman, were embedded with the 4th Infantry Division and traveling in a convoy with U.S. and Iraqi troops near Taji, about 12 miles north of Baghdad. They were wearing body armor and helmets but were standing up in the hatch of the mechanized vehicle when the device exploded, exposing them to shrapnel. An Iraqi solder was also hurt in the explosion. ABC said the men were in the Iraqi vehicle - considered less secure than U.S. military equipment - to get the perspective of the Iraqi military. They were aware the Iraqi forces are the frequent targets of insurgent attacks, the network said. ABC reported senior producer Kate Felsen had been working with Woodruff for the past two weeks. "He wanted to get out and report the story and not be locked in and taking information from someone else who was experiencing it," Felsen said.
| |
| Posted by: |
| #23 A round of whatever you prefer then? I'll have a cop o' Aged Sumatra and, mebbe, a side of Amaretto. :-) |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-30 21:44 |
| #22 Me four, TopMac. tell the men and women we appreciate them and love 'em all. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-01-30 21:37 |
| #21 .com, I don't drink beer but I'll gladly donate it to the RB crowd HEH. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-01-30 20:32 |
| #20 Me three, TopMac. Please tell your troops that they are in our thoughts and prayers, and we are proud of the job y'all are doing. And I am very much looking forward to Mr. Woodruff's report, when he has recovered enough to appear on television. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-30 20:28 |
| #19 Allow me to say thanks for the comments too. |
| Posted by: Phil 2006-01-30 18:25 |
| #18 Thanks for the update TopMac Look forward to reading more of your posts. God's Speed. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2006-01-30 17:12 |
| #17 Will another pitcher cover it? 8^)=== (Those're my 14" chinwhiskers, heh. Fu man chewy) |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-30 16:28 |
| #16 Oh, he's getting very very close ..... |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-01-30 16:25 |
| #15 TopMac - Thanks for the update - and please ignore Farkwitless - the Mods won't ban him, so... Dancing, heh, I like that image. :) Stay safe. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-30 16:08 |
| #14 By the way I just reread comment #3...I was directed to a mass execution site several weeks ago..on a civilian tip, our brigade in recent weeks has sent better than a dozen bad guys to the big house...on a civilian tip, I have personally dodged at least two IEDs...on a civilian tip...several were detained right after this ambush...on a tip, I guess my point is there is a bunch of decent people who are trying to build a better country, regardless of what the MSM paints. |
| Posted by: TopMac 2006-01-30 15:15 |
| #13 Hooah! Thanks for the INTSUM TopMac. Keep yo head down. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-01-30 15:05 |
| #12 Regardless of the politics...he got the same treatment everybody else got...he was carried out of the kill zone in the same Bradley Fighting Vehicle as the Iraqi NCO was carried in...he flew in the same helicopter as the Iraqi...the same one that flew two my Iraqis today...he was treated out of the same aid bag that treated the wounded Iraqi NCO..it was an Iraqi interpretor who did the intial first aide on him...half the litter team was Iraqi privates...he went to the same CASH as everybody else and as far as any Iraqi dancing in the area..it is Iraqi soldiers "dancing" in that town afterwards with me 6 hours later...and they are still there...I know, I was there. One team, one fight. |
| Posted by: TopMac 2006-01-30 15:02 |
| #11 (lowercase) matt: This is just the usual MSM story ranking. A sympathetic story about one of their own ranks even above a story about a missing pretty woman. It tugs at their heartstrings, anyway. You know the rest of the ranking: stories found in comfortable venues are more important than ones from third world cities, etc. |
| Posted by: James 2006-01-30 14:51 |
| #10 I like it, Phil. Thanks for the clarification. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-30 09:54 |
| #9 TW: I am neither a lawyer or a policeman. I use the word "alleges" because of the seriousness of the allegations, not because I disbelieve him. As in "these allegations need to be investigated by a special |
| Posted by: Phil 2006-01-30 09:40 |
| #8 I don't wish these reporters any ill will and hope they recover, etc..... But it makes me sick to hear the detailed coverage of the action, their wounds, whether they are in surgery or not, on and on, how they like their jello. Do our servicemen and women get this treatment? Wait, lemme guess, they deserve whatever comes their way, because they signed up. Do Iraqi policemen get this treatment when their guard station get immolated? No? Maybe their names are too hard to spell. I have to turn off the radio whenever this newest media darling story comes on. And how long before the MSM holds Bush personally responsible for this attack?...oh wait, sorry, I'm late by two-and-a-half years. |
| Posted by: (lowercase) matt 2006-01-30 09:28 |
| #7 One of the key differences between post-WWII and WWIV/Iraq phase is the ratio of occupying troops to population, ratio has to be much lower in Iraq. There's only two ways to change that ratio. Neither's nice. I know which one I'm starting to prefer. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-01-30 08:44 |
| #6 Dear N Guard has been reporting to us from the front for quite some time, and thus far hasn't led us astray. I think the word you want, Phil, is states, rather than alleges. Unless you're a lawyer or a policeman, in which case I wouldn't dream of asking you to go against a lifetime of usage. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-30 07:02 |
| #5 The entire population of the US wouldn't suffice if we've let go IED-planting groups multiple times as the poster who uses the 'nym "N. Guard" alleges. |
| Posted by: Phil 2006-01-30 01:44 |
| #4 One of the key differences between post-WWII and WWIV/Iraq phase is the ratio of occupying troops to population, ratio has to be much lower in Iraq. There's only so much ground a given pair of boots can hold. |
| Posted by: Crairong Omomotch6492 2006-01-30 01:25 |
| #3 IED are planted in full view of Iraqi civilians, who rarely report them to either police, US or Iraq troops. If that is not general complicity, then I would like to know what is. In fact, Iraqis swarm the kill zone after US soldiers leave and celebrate with obvious relish. Lesson: we should occupy Iraqis in exactly the same manner as we occupied Japan and Germany. |
| Posted by: FarkoGorillastan 2006-01-30 01:11 |
| #2 It was here, I read, I think it was Captain America??? I support the media, not their mission. Seems, our good lookin' major tier media guy, was in Iraq, for Bush's State of the Union speech. Let's see.... Bush is gonna talk Iraq, Woodruff is there in Iraq..... same week.... gotta wonder about "Woodruff's mission." To TopMac and his SGT and his men.... we support you and your mission.... Thanks for what you do.... all the security and the rescuing of lives you did.... and you are right..... haven't read a word about the American soldiers that were there... that rendered aid to these guys.... that got them medivaced from the area...and now... on their way to Germany. NOT A WORD. Again..... the best I've read today.... I support our media... just not their mission |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-01-30 01:02 |
| #1 At least he got out of the hotel bar. Gotta give that. |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2006-01-30 00:36 |