60 Months in the Red Zone

New York Observer by Felix Gillette, Matt Haber, John Koblin | Jun. 17, 2008 (Special Report)

"It's the oft-stated phrase that truth is the first casualty of war," said Michael Ware, CNN's Baghdad correspondent, on the telephone from Iraq. "In this war, as in every other conflict, everybody lies to you. Your government is lying to you. The Iraqi government is lying. The insurgents are lying. The militias are lying. The U.S. military is lying. Even the civilians lie. Or in the best case, there's confusion and exaggeration. The truth is the most ... Full Story »

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Denise Clendening
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 by Denise Clendening - Oct. 1, 2008

Well written interesting article interviewing reporters who have been covering Iraq for CNN, AP, BBC, LA Times, NPR, etc. Article starts out indicating that it is hard to get to the truth but does not shed much light on where and how the correspondents have been able to overcome this. The story infers that they have and that with 5 years of reporting from Iraq they have redeemed themselves for their failures in the pre war coverage.

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