This Michael Yon guy is very very good. I'm dumbfounded that I haven't run across him before - or wasn't paying attention (*slaps forehead*) if I did.
Sheesh. Thx Matt!
One of his pictures:
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| 2005-06-14 |
| Posted by:Matt |
| #10 I just read the last post - then e-mailed everyone on my list recommending it as a good balanced view of the Iraq war. It's way too LONG for the MSM and the 20-second sound bite, but it is EXCELLENT background! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-06-14 21:26 |
| #9 Matt - OMG! Those poor Algerians! Beaten-up by big meanie Americans before they can target and murder women and children and get their 7 or 17 virgins-who-cannot-possibly-be-deflowered! Torture! Its all Rummie's and Bush'es fault! /Sarcasm Seriously this is a very good read! One for the bookmarks! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-06-14 18:47 |
| #8 phil_b - Just funnin' - I'm in the same age category and agree wholly with your remarks about him as a blogger / writer / serious newsman - and what he represents. Yon is easily among the best of the Blogosphere in writing skills - and willing & able to go to the sharp pointed end to get the scoop, thus, IMHO, the same can be said of that Lost World of Journalism. I'm impressed, to say the least, heh. He really nailed me to the wall. I emailed the link to many people - and one response pointed out that he's a throwback to an age when reporters were credible. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-06-14 18:40 |
| #7 phil_b - Just funnin' - I'm in the same age category and agree wholly with your remarks about him as a blogger / writer / serious newsman - and what he represents. Yon is easily among the best of the Blogosphere in writing skills - and willing & able to go to the sharp pointed end to get the scoop, thus, IMHO, the same can be said of that Lost World of Journalism. I'm impressed, to say the least, heh. He really nailed me to the wall. I emailed the link to many people - and one response pointed out that he's a throwback to an age when reporters were credible. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-06-14 18:38 |
| #6 Wow. That took the best part of an hour to read. And worth every minute. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-06-14 17:49 |
| #5 .com, I'm 'only' early-50s. Otherwise my remark about 'bloggers' was really to say that blogs look like becoming (and arguably already are) the medium for serious news reporting and the MSM print media just becomes something to keep the grocery flyers dry. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-06-14 17:46 |
| #4 Heh, not to pick nits, but he's a blogging journalist. Some of us very old folks (phil_b you gotta be a crusty old fart like me, right?) round here might remember what that actually is, lol. ;-) This Michael Yon guy is very very good. I'm dumbfounded that I haven't run across him before - or wasn't paying attention (*slaps forehead*) if I did. Sheesh. Thx Matt! One of his pictures: |
| Posted by: .com 2005-06-14 17:27 |
| #3 And, maybe I'm an incorrigible optimist, but Michael Yon may be giving us a glimpse of the future of serious news reporting. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-06-14 17:09 |
| #2 Highly recommended, from a blogger no less. Read the whole thing, especially his description of how the MSM really works. He nails it. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-06-14 16:57 |
| #1 Lots of good stuff here, but this is a sample: Ramirez is powerful, and threw his Algerian to the ground. The man continued to fight wildly until Ramirez's knee smashing the back of his skull knocked him out. The Algerian with Welch in the other room was not yet cuffed when he started to fight, but Welch knocked his man out with punches. But the "martyr" that LTC Kurilla had jacked against the wall by the collar with his left hand, simply reached down with his mouth and grabbed a hunk of Kurilla's left forearm and began to rip as he punched at Kurilla, scraping his nose. Kurilla responded by punching him in the face three times and taking him to the ground. Meanwhile, with Ramirez's guy unconscious, he rushed into the room where Kurilla was fighting and smashed the guy in the face three more times until he went limp. Some quagmire. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-06-14 13:58 |