War on terror misc. links of interest
I’m still getting caught up on my news/blog feeds, and wanted to link up to a few posts of interest related to our military and the war on terror:
Michael Yon weighs in on the Beauchamp/TNR scandal
Sorry for the light blogging today – been another busy one, but I wanted to post this link to Michael Yon’s piece on Scott Beauchamp. He’s got a bit of a different take on Beauchamp than some, and saves his harshest words for TNR.
Another Democrat Congressman visits Iraq, changes tune
The Des Moines Register reports:
Michael Yon: What the media won’t tell you
We’ve all become familiar with the wonderful work of frontlines-blogger/writer/photographer Michael Yon over the years. So many times he has brought to life the stories of soldiers and civilians in Iraq that the media ignores in favor of their “if it bleeds, it leads” news mantra. Yon doesn’t sugarcoat his stories – he just gives the perspective we so often don’t see in the MSM.
Liberal media desperation story of the week
The liberal McClatchy news site reports that business “isn’t good” for one cemetary in Iraq, as a result of the surge: