April 15, 2008
Moment of Truth in Iraq
| From "the longest serving embedded journalist in Iraq" - Michael Yon's new book is #8 on Amazon with a bullet. So, the lack of reporting out of Iraq by the mainstream hacks isn't due to lack of public interest, after all.
You can also catch an interview with Glenn Reynolds. |  |
I guess this is a stupid question, but why doesn't some member of MSM put Yon on the payroll or occasionally publish a bylined feature of his?
Posted by: cynical joe at April 16, 2008 4:22 AMCynical Joe,
It's because the MSM in Canada wants the muslim terrorists to defeat the USA.
That's why their reporting is so biased and only shows the blood and guts and not the cookies and cream.
Posted by: Tom Robinson at April 16, 2008 8:13 AMThe MSM already have enough war propagandists as it is.
Posted by: JohnnyRingo at April 16, 2008 9:16 AM"...why doesn't some member of MSM put Yon on the payroll or occasionally publish a bylined feature of his?"
Quality MSM are well aware of the man's capabilities and value:
Michael Yon, Let's 'Surge' Some More
Wall Street Journal, Friday, 11 April 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6rslew
That's an op-ed piece, admittedly, but it still indicates approval by one of the finest newspapers going.
Posted by: Charles MacDonald at April 16, 2008 9:33 AMThis proves that there's a demand for unadulterated truth.
Posted by: The Canadian Sentinel at April 16, 2008 10:11 AMAre these the cookies and cream you're looking for? No blood and guts here...
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/041508dnmetvahospital.3b5c763.html
Just finished the book a few nights ago, he does a really fantastic job, and if you listen to the podcast it's striking how much of a regular person he is or sounds like - not a high-and-mighty MSMer.
Posted by: DirtCrashr at April 16, 2008 12:33 PMNo. The lack of reporting is solely due to their being not enough blood and not much that can be spun negatively to further the Bushitler cause.
Posted by: Louise at April 16, 2008 3:16 PMThis website has been keeping us updated via Michael Yon for years. Kate links to the Torch and the Torch features Michael Yon on a regular basis - we are so fortunate, in this country, to have good, solid news reporters at our fingertips (errr keyboards). People without Internet and/or curiosity, not so much. Msm has relied on the inability of most citizens to find access to the real news to keep themselves in business. Today there is really no excuse to rely on the msm spin 'all Liberano all the time' (Cal 2).
Thank-you Kate.
Posted by: Jema54 at April 16, 2008 5:01 PM