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2006-12-29 Afghanistan

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Posted by john 2006-12-29 07:40|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So no air, no artillery and they drop leaflets to let them know they're coming?
Looks like the only ones that know how to actually fight the war are the grunts. Doesn't seem like it was just one NCO that let them down...

Posted by tu3031 2006-12-29 08:02|| 2006-12-29 08:02|| Front Page Top

#2 This is a bullshit negative MSM spinning piece of crap! Let's take the story of a hundred hero's and how they valiantly fought a fortified enemy and came out with victory and then spin it into a negative press article with the premise focused on a guy who froze up in battle. Guys like this reporter would describe the birth of Christ as Mary messing up the manger.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-12-29 09:43|| 2006-12-29 09:43|| Front Page Top

#3 This must be a technique they teach in J-school. Any mention of something good or heroic will be accompanied by its polar opposite. We *must* have 'balance', you know.

Once you become aware of it, you see in in the most trivial of stories. "Today, the President frolicked on the White House lawn with the Presidential Dog for an hour. However, experts express concern that the Presidential Cat may not be receiving enough attention".

Posted by SteveS 2006-12-29 11:08|| 2006-12-29 11:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Guys like this reporter would describe the birth of Christ as Mary messing up the manger.

I present to you the author, Christie Blatchford. She's no "guy", but she sure looks like one!

Posted by Chuck Darwin 2006-12-29 13:58|| 2006-12-29 13:58|| Front Page Top

#5 I don't know many guys or gals who look like that...

Posted by 3dc 2006-12-29 14:44|| 2006-12-29 14:44|| Front Page Top

#6 ...thankfully

Posted by E. Brown 2006-12-29 14:50|| 2006-12-29 14:50|| Front Page Top

#7 think i saw her mug as an illustration in a Dr. Seuss book......

Posted by USN, Ret. 2006-12-29 16:21|| 2006-12-29 16:21|| Front Page Top

#8 combination of Susan Estrich and Commander Straker

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-12-29 17:45|| 2006-12-29 17:45|| Front Page Top

#9 think i saw her mug as an illustration in a Dr. Seuss book

Yeah, but The Grinch has green hair.

Posted by gorb 2006-12-29 18:14|| 2006-12-29 18:14|| Front Page Top

#10 Whoa! She's a blond, now. I enjoyed her work when she wrote for the National Post . The prose was at times a bit purplish, but she had a good nose for a story.

Posted by mrp 2006-12-29 18:31|| 2006-12-29 18:31|| Front Page Top

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