Truth, Lies and In Between

Michael Yon has a new dispatch from Baqubah. He is with the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.

Arrowhead Ripper: Surrender or Die

Battle for Baqubah
22 June 07

First a quick media round-up. (This is not all inclusive.)
Alexandra Zavis from Los Angeles Times is down in the heat of the battle bringing home information. Michael Gordon from New York Times is still slugging it out, and his portions are accurate in the co-authored story, “Heavy Fighting as US Troops Squeeze Insurgents in Iraqi City.”target=”blank” (Long title.)

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Michael is in the thick of it and reporting it like it should be reported.

The NY Times (Michael Gordon) also has an article on this battle:

U.S. Seeks to Block Exits for Iraq Insurgents

BAQUBA, Iraq, June 19 — In more than four years in Iraq, American forces have been confounded by insurgents who have often slipped away only to fight another day. The war in Iraq has been likened to the arcade game of whack-a-mole, where as soon as you knock down one mole another pops up.

Even though it is the NY Times, I do have respect for this reporter as well. He is in the thick of it, not sitting in an air conditioned hotel.