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Monday, April 05, 2004
Flack jackets, helmets, rifles, a radio, a camera and art supplies It's that time again. Yet another exceptional Baghdad Journal installment from Steve Mumford. As always, his thoughtful article provides a useful perspective on what's going on in Iraq. Some choice quotes: Two American reporters for AP are going back to Baghdad the next day, leaving a Russian, a Frenchman, a Romanian and an Australian. Surprisingly to me, they're generally impressed with the friendliness and professionalism of the soldiers.Damn straight. At one point, he describes following a two-man sniper team around town (emphasis mine). We cross through a dozen homes like this, avoiding the street so that people won't be able to figure out where we're going.The reference to the camera and the art supplies made me laugh, and that it wouldn't be that unusal for such a mix to occur also seemed appropriate (even if it wasn't intentionally called out that way). As always, the entire column is worth reading in its entirety. If you're not familiar with Mumford's Baghdad Journal, I highly recommend checking out all his past columns, which I collected here. Good stuff. Posted by Mark at 08:57 PM
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