Comments on: Is the media “blacking out” the battle in Baquba? http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:07:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Freedoms Zone http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-493255 Freedoms Zone Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:21:20 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-493255 <strong>Battle Of Baqubah Heating Up - The 'Real Surge' Has Begun...</strong> (Cross posted from Hyscience) [A soldier assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security and uses a smoke grenade for concealment during Operation Arrowhead Ripper, in Baqouba, Iraq, June 19, 2007. The operatio... Battle Of Baqubah Heating Up – The ‘Real Surge’ Has Begun…

(Cross posted from Hyscience) [A soldier assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security and uses a smoke grenade for concealment during Operation Arrowhead Ripper, in Baqouba, Iraq, June 19, 2007. The operatio…

]]> By: Hyscience http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-493247 Hyscience Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:15:31 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-493247 <strong>Battle Of Baqubah Heating Up - The 'Real Surge' Has Begun...</strong> [A soldier assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security and uses a smoke grenade for concealment during Operation Arrowhead Ripper, in Baqouba, Iraq, June 19, 2007. The operation is a joint effort between U... Battle Of Baqubah Heating Up – The ‘Real Surge’ Has Begun…

[A soldier assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security and uses a smoke grenade for concealment during Operation Arrowhead Ripper, in Baqouba, Iraq, June 19, 2007. The operation is a joint effort between U…

]]> By: Ace of Spades HQ http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-492340 Ace of Spades HQ Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:21:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-492340 <strong>MSM: Major Iraq Offensive Against Al Qaeda Succeeds In Producing 14 Dead US Soldiers, Uncovers 25 Caches of Vietnam Analogies...</strong> What the MSM tells you about the offensive. What Michael Yon tells you about the offensive. You make the call. In entirely unrelated news, reporters donate 9:1 to Democrats and liberal causes over Republicans and conservative causes. Their political af... MSM: Major Iraq Offensive Against Al Qaeda Succeeds In Producing 14 Dead US Soldiers, Uncovers 25 Caches of Vietnam Analogies…

What the MSM tells you about the offensive. What Michael Yon tells you about the offensive. You make the call. In entirely unrelated news, reporters donate 9:1 to Democrats and liberal causes over Republicans and conservative causes. Their political af…

]]> By: NoisyRoom.net » Blog Archive » Noisy News Around the Web - 6/21/07… http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-492323 NoisyRoom.net » Blog Archive » Noisy News Around the Web - 6/21/07… Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:04:18 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-492323 [...] Is the media “blacking out” the battle in Baquba? - Hot Air [...] [...] Is the media “blacking out” the battle in Baquba? – Hot Air [...]

]]> By: Tim Burton http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-492203 Tim Burton Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:18:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-492203 Everyone they kill is one less terrorist.... Everyone they kill is one less terrorist….

]]> By: David http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-492150 David Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:42:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-492150 By the way, the Americans lost WWII because a lot of Americans lost their lives. See we can even lose wars long past. By the way, the Americans lost WWII because a lot of Americans lost their lives. See we can even lose wars long past.

]]> By: csdeven http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-492144 csdeven Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:40:14 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-492144 I love the smell of burning al Qaeda flesh in the morning. I love the smell of burning al Qaeda flesh in the morning.

]]> By: rokemronnie http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-492063 rokemronnie Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:44:03 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-492063 It's possible that the BBC isn't trying to reveal troop movements, any more than Yon or Roggio are when they report which US units are involved in battle. Since they don't have embeds in Baquba the BBC must rely on it's own readers. It’s possible that the BBC isn’t trying to reveal troop movements, any more than Yon or Roggio are when they report which US units are involved in battle. Since they don’t have embeds in Baquba the BBC must rely on it’s own readers.

]]> By: fogw http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491976 fogw Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:10:35 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491976 TO: Alissa J. Rubin, Graham Bowley, <em>New York Times</em>, John Ward Anderson, Howard Schneider, <em>Washington Post</em>, Julian E. Barnes, <em>Los Angeles Times</em> FROM: A father whose son is serving in Iraq SUBJECT: Liberal rags acting as cheerleaders for our enemies DATE: Every friggin’ day Eat Sh*t and Die, you worthless pile of biased wimps. TO: Alissa J. Rubin, Graham Bowley, New York Times, John Ward Anderson, Howard Schneider, Washington Post, Julian E. Barnes, Los Angeles Times
FROM: A father whose son is serving in Iraq
SUBJECT: Liberal rags acting as cheerleaders for our enemies
DATE: Every friggin’ day

Eat Sh*t and Die, you worthless pile of biased wimps.

]]> By: unamused http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491969 unamused Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:08:15 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491969 My point is that this may not be just bias. This may be the MSM using bias to cover up their own incompetence!! My point is that this may not be just bias. This may be the MSM using bias to cover up their own incompetence!!

]]> By: unamused http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491965 unamused Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:07:01 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491965 Ha! According to Yon, most MSM don't even have a staff reporter in the mix. All they actually have to draw a story from is KIAs that aren't even involved in Arrowhead Ripper! Ha! According to Yon, most MSM don’t even have a staff reporter in the mix.

All they actually have to draw a story from is KIAs that aren’t even involved in Arrowhead Ripper!

]]> By: It's Our Wits That Make Us Men http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491956 It's Our Wits That Make Us Men Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:04:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491956 <strong>Yon and Gordon - The Only Sources In Baqubah...</strong> What's remarkable about operation Arrowhead Ripper goes beyond the bloodbath that's about to ensue. The most remarkable thing I can see so far is that Yon and Gordon are the ONLY reporters taking advantage of the full access being given to the press ... Yon and Gordon – The Only Sources In Baqubah…

What’s remarkable about operation Arrowhead Ripper goes beyond the bloodbath that’s about to ensue. The most remarkable thing I can see so far is that Yon and Gordon are the ONLY reporters taking advantage of the full access being given to the press …

]]> By: areseaoh http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491949 areseaoh Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:02:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491949 Yeah Baby..kill 'em all...nobody goes to Gitmo... Yeah Baby..kill ‘em all…nobody goes to Gitmo…

]]> By: pedestrian http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491931 pedestrian Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:56:18 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491931 TheBigOldDog on June 21, 2007 at 2:39 PM Everyone involved in that treason should be sent to Gitmo. TheBigOldDog on June 21, 2007 at 2:39 PM

Everyone involved in that treason should be sent to Gitmo.

]]> By: Mojave Mark http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491917 Mojave Mark Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:51:41 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491917 Imagine this sort of anti American reporting during WWII. "Thousands die in botched invasion attempt on so called D-Day." "Omaha beach a disaster say ranking generals." 'This was is lost." Imagine this sort of anti American reporting during WWII.

“Thousands die in botched invasion attempt on so called D-Day.”
“Omaha beach a disaster say ranking generals.”
‘This was is lost.”

]]> By: Good Lt http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491912 Good Lt Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:50:26 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491912 Well, we found out today with <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19113455" rel="nofollow">a good deal of certainty</a> that these publications are little more than screed sheets for the Democrat party, so who cares? Well, we found out today with a good deal of certainty that these publications are little more than screed sheets for the Democrat party, so who cares?

]]> By: Jaibones http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491883 Jaibones Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:41:00 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491883 <blockquote>Nobody is dropping leaflets asking them to surrender. Our guys want to kill them, and that’s the plan.</blockquote> <blockquote>That, to me, sounds like a good plan. nailinmyeye on June 21, 2007 at 2:57 PM</blockquote> That's what I'm talkin' about.

Nobody is dropping leaflets asking them to surrender. Our guys want to kill them, and that’s the plan.

That, to me, sounds like a good plan.

nailinmyeye on June 21, 2007 at 2:57 PM

That’s what I’m talkin’ about.

]]> By: A Second Hand Conjecture » Surge?? What Surge??? http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491860 A Second Hand Conjecture » Surge?? What Surge??? Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:31:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491860 [...] Update II: One of the leads on the Time’s website: Turning on al-Qaeda in Baquba (H/T Hotair) The news from the battle was good. That was no surprise: in a war like guerrilla war like Iraq, every engagement that can be described as a “battle” is inevitably won by the superior force, which is part of the frustration. Baquba, the capital of Diyala province just northeast of Baghdad, had been infiltrated by al-Qaeda over the past year—between 400 and 500 al-Qaeda fighters were estimated to be in the city when the U.S. forces attacked on Monday, and now those who remain are surrounded, in a slowly tightening cordon. These sorts of operations have taken place multiple times in multiple cities during this war, to little effect—usually the terrorists slip away, as they did in Falluja in 2004, only to turn up elsewhere. That may well happen again this time. But there is one promising development in Baquba. [...] [...] Update II: One of the leads on the Time’s website: Turning on al-Qaeda in Baquba (H/T Hotair) The news from the battle was good. That was no surprise: in a war like guerrilla war like Iraq, every engagement that can be described as a “battle” is inevitably won by the superior force, which is part of the frustration. Baquba, the capital of Diyala province just northeast of Baghdad, had been infiltrated by al-Qaeda over the past year—between 400 and 500 al-Qaeda fighters were estimated to be in the city when the U.S. forces attacked on Monday, and now those who remain are surrounded, in a slowly tightening cordon. These sorts of operations have taken place multiple times in multiple cities during this war, to little effect—usually the terrorists slip away, as they did in Falluja in 2004, only to turn up elsewhere. That may well happen again this time. But there is one promising development in Baquba. [...]

]]> By: see-dubya http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491847 see-dubya Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:24:57 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491847 Not a big deal, but I do think my criticism of the AP is valid. They spent a while talking about a mortar attack in the Green Zone that didn't kill anyone. It was obviously the AP's attempt to round up daily violence in Iraq. It's moot now, though. The AP updated the story and it now includes info on Diyala. Not a big deal, but I do think my criticism of the AP is valid. They spent a while talking about a mortar attack in the Green Zone that didn’t kill anyone. It was obviously the AP’s attempt to round up daily violence in Iraq.

It’s moot now, though. The AP updated the story and it now includes info on Diyala.

]]> By: Citizen Duck http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491838 Citizen Duck Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:22:14 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491838 Shots like that of the NYT, above, just serve to illustrate what a national treasure guys like Yon and Roggio really are. Shots like that of the NYT, above, just serve to illustrate what a national treasure guys like Yon and Roggio really are.

]]> By: The Wide Awake Cafe » Never Stop Fighting Till the Fighting’s Done http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491834 The Wide Awake Cafe » Never Stop Fighting Till the Fighting’s Done Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:21:10 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491834 [...] Allahpundit at HotAir reports on the media’s main focus in the Battle of Baquba. They aren’t as interested in the progress as they are in the body count. [...] [...] Allahpundit at HotAir reports on the media’s main focus in the Battle of Baquba. They aren’t as interested in the progress as they are in the body count. [...]

]]> By: Bad Candy http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491821 Bad Candy Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:14:59 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491821 Sounds like Al-Qaeda's about to be pounded to dust. Excellent. Hopefully the various insurgents are gonna get that extremism isn't gonna do them any good, of course if they aren't, and are just using us to weed out Al-Qaeda for the time being, I'm hoping we're infiltrating them to flatten them later. Sounds like Al-Qaeda’s about to be pounded to dust. Excellent.

Hopefully the various insurgents are gonna get that extremism isn’t gonna do them any good, of course if they aren’t, and are just using us to weed out Al-Qaeda for the time being, I’m hoping we’re infiltrating them to flatten them later.

]]> By: sonnyspats1 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491811 sonnyspats1 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:11:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491811 Nice. God be with our soldiers and I pray for victory. These operations seem to be grounded in a success outcome paradigm. I don't think anything has been left to chance, including simutaneously engaging Sadr's army, while setting up the new Iraqi army to intercept the 'brave' al qaeda fighters running scared for sanctuary. Burkas will be in great demand! Nice. God be with our soldiers and I pray for victory. These operations seem to be grounded in a success outcome paradigm. I don’t think anything has been left to chance, including simutaneously engaging Sadr’s army, while setting up the new Iraqi army to intercept the ‘brave’ al qaeda fighters running scared for sanctuary. Burkas will be in great demand!

]]> By: Confederate Yankee http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491808 Confederate Yankee Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:11:07 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491808 <strong>Allen: Fallujah to be Clear of al Qaeda by August...</strong> I wonder how much it pained AP's Kim Gamel to write this: A U.S. Marine commander in Anbar province predicted that al-Qaida fighters will be expelled from Fallujah by August as the military moves to cut insurgent supply and reinforcement...... Allen: Fallujah to be Clear of al Qaeda by August…

I wonder how much it pained AP’s Kim Gamel to write this: A U.S. Marine commander in Anbar province predicted that al-Qaida fighters will be expelled from Fallujah by August as the military moves to cut insurgent supply and reinforcement……

]]> By: Hoodlumman http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/comment-page-1/#comment-491788 Hoodlumman Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:04:56 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/#comment-491788 Positive spin on this? <em>Hey at least they aren't trying to reveal troop movements a la the BBC!!!</em> Positive spin on this? Hey at least they aren’t trying to reveal troop movements a la the BBC!!!

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