Iraqi rebels invite media to "embed" in Falluja

I think they'll stay in the compound thank you.

you'd just get insurgent propaganda. /sarcasm


Seriously, I'm disappointed the article didn't say if any journalists were taking them up on it, or if the news organizations had any comment.

...Cause if they do make it out, they will have real journalistic credentials that will carry them the rest of their lives.

Robert Fisk might take them up on this. If the US were notified of his whereabouts, would they take him out anyway? In the current political climate I'd think they might

how about Gereldo?

Dr. Bob speaks fluent Arabic.

The world needs to see how these pentagon savages are bombing crowded cities and killing civilians.

people with PRESS emblazoned on them!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3986085.stm

<snip>

Prayers and tears in Falluja

The Iraqi city of Falluja is braced for an assault by US forces massed on its outskirts.

The BBC News website spoke by phone to a reporter in Falluja, who described how people left in the city live on through siege and bombardment. He is not named for security reasons.

When I hear bombs falling around my neighbourhood, I keep thinking - any moment now, I could be killed.

It is worst during the night, when the bombardment is most intense.

If a big bomb lands somewhere nearby, you often hear crying and wailing afterwards.

It is a very strange feeling because in between the screaming, there is the sound of more missiles flying.

That is when I think - I could be next.

Another sound you hear during the bombing is that of prayers. People pray loudly because they are so scared.

guess I'd missed that in the runup to the election. Suppose everything needs a name. :eyes:

wtf? like no one knows who the 'phantom' is?? These people really are insane.

tell me you didn't fall for that...tell me you didn't...:silly:

There's got to be ONE adrenaline junkie, war reporter who can't resist this....wouldn't this be considered a journalistic coup? MKJ

Let him go draw lines in the sand.

any takers?

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. military planners and intelligence analysts believe Iraqi insurgent leaders holed up in Fallujah will defend the city by combining scrappy fighting with a media blitz designed to provoke a worldwide outcry.



The insurgents understand that they cannot beat the U.S. military, but will probably try to hold off the assaulting forces, killing as many U.S. troops as possible and provoking a backlash in the United States over American casualties, U.S. Army officials say.


"He wants to make it as painful and costly as he can," said Army Maj. Eric Larsen, of the 1st Cavalry Division's 2nd Brigade. "He's testing us. How much are we willing to pay for that real estate?"


At the same time, the insurgents will seek to exploit public horror in the Muslim world as well as among U.S. allies over civilian deaths, with the goal of forcing the U.S. military and Iraqi governments to negotiate, Army officials said.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041107/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_insurgent_strategy&cid=540&ncid=1480

interesting, considering the Iraqi's/US Military have launched their very own propaganda campaign.

Candy Crowley
&
Wolf Blitzer.

I will pay airfare!
I am forwarding the nomination to CNN!