Bless the Beasts and Children

Michael Yon: Online Magazine by Michael Yon | Jul. 1, 2007 (News Report)

On 29 June, American and Iraqi soldiers were again fighting side-by-side as soldiers from Charley Company 1-12 CAV, led by Captain Clayton Combs, and Iraqi soldiers from the 5th IA, closed in on a village on the outskirts of Baqubah. The village had the apparent misfortune of being located near a main road--about 3.5 miles from FOB Warhorse--that al Qaeda liked to bomb. Al Qaeda had taken over the village. As Iraqi and American soldiers moved in, they came ... Full Story »

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David Starr
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 by David Starr - Oct. 1, 2008

Superb front line reporting, with fantastically good photographs. No one captures the reality of fighting in Iraq better than Michael Yon.

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Leo Romero
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Chris J. Breisch
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 by Chris J. Breisch - Oct. 1, 2008

Fantastic story on one of the parts of Iraq that the MSM won't report. Atrocities not by American forces, but by Al Qaeda. The story raises a bigger question though. Why haven't we heard about this on the alphabet networks?

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