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2004-09-18 Iraq-Jordan

Canadian Journalist says Taliban in Iraq

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Posted by Anonymoose 2004-09-18 6:13:55 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Scott Taylor: The Americans have no idea what kind of an anthill theyâre sitting on

These must be the same journalists who describe a troop movement involving 2000 GI's as "massive".

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-18 7:44:53 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-18 7:44:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "He said the groups operated 'with the full co-operation of the police.' "

Posted by jules 2 2004-09-18 7:51:51 PM|| 2004-09-18 7:51:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Article: He said the groups operated 'with the full co-operation of the police'.

This could mean the groups operated with the full-cooperation of people who wore police uniforms. Note that Palestinians have been known to wear Israeli army uniforms. Anybody can get a uniform. The question is whether a Canadian journalist can tell the difference between an Iraqi policeman and an Iraqi wearing police uniform.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-18 8:45:34 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-18 8:45:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 If American journalists can't tell the difference between a letter generated on Microsoft Word and a typewritten letter from the 1970's, I doubt a Canadian journalist can tell the difference between genuine Iraqi policemen and Iraqi terrorists wearing uniforms that were either stolen or purchased.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-18 8:59:18 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-18 8:59:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 ZF - I'm reading "Last Citadel" about the battle of Kursk - 1 Million on each side. Can you imagine how today's press would've covered that?

Posted by Frank G 2004-09-18 9:18:57 PM|| 2004-09-18 9:18:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 In general, journalists are a bunch of lazy and incompetent bozos, and they project their own laziness and incompetence onto the US military personnel they encounter. Reporters are a bunch of Michael Moore's without film-making talent.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-18 9:20:18 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-18 9:20:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 A five day assessment under threat of being beheaded,six times.Anthill,huh ?

Posted by crazyhorse 2004-09-18 9:26:48 PM|| 2004-09-18 9:26:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 crazyhorse: A five day assessment under threat of being beheaded,six times.Anthill,huh ?

Anthill is his way of saying quagmire - there are so many of them you can't kill them all. It's like someone saying that a place is overrun with muggers after he gets mugged.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-18 9:30:27 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-18 9:30:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 BTW - The Last Citadel - in paperback now - I recommend it

Posted by Frank G 2004-09-18 9:37:26 PM|| 2004-09-18 9:37:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 FG: BTW - The Last Citadel - in paperback now - I recommend it

Thanks. I'll look into it. If you can find it - check out Stalingrad by Antony Beevor. He's crap as a military analyst, but provides a nice primer on the kinds of difficulties that besieger and besieged went through in that charnel house of a battle.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-18 10:05:15 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-18 10:05:15 PM|| Front Page Top

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