Unembedded in Saddam’s Iraq – At War

Embedistan: Unembedded in Saddam’s Iraq

I didn’t want the Pentagon to write this story like a screenplay, with expert scene-setting, and the temptation, irresistible in conflict, to manipulate reality.

via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/unembedded-in-saddams-iraq/

I didn’t want the Pentagon to write this story like a screenplay, with expert scene-setting, and the temptation, irresistible in conflict, to manipulate reality. The project to embed reporters with U.S. troops as those soldiers prosecuted the war was a worthwhile endeavor, offering a perspective otherwise unavailable.