but
would the Obamamedia not want us to know this???
I hate to pull a "True Adonis" but stuff like this, is what I've been reading while out here...
Army bans embedded Stripes reporter in Mosul
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jun 24, 2009 21:22:33 EDT
The Army has barred a reporter for the Stars and Stripes newspaper from covering an Iraqi-based unit operating in the still-violent Mosul region because he “refused to highlight” positive news during an earlier visit, the independent newspaper reported Tuesday. The commander of the 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Col. Gary Volesky, also complained that reporter Heath Druzin “would not answer questions about stories he was writing.”
Now of course that's not the report in its entirety, but it gives you some idea of what's going on. Unfortunately, "dark news" gets more attention than positive in this day and age. It's a lot more easier for a journalist to report on, let's say a car bomb because you can receive info on who was involved, when did it happen, how many casualties etc... But if xxxx Brigade takes out a insurgent strong hold, a journalist will not get the answers they're looking for to produce a full report. Mainly in hopes keeping certain tactics low key.