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Relax, willravel, "reporter" McElroy knows who his audience is and he makes up the shit....I mean...he reports the "news" that they want to hear:
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http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArti...76821376383699
A New Day Dawns
By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:20 PM PT
Iraq: The insurgency lives, but it's directed toward al-Qaida, not U.S. and allied forces. A British newspaper, not our legacy media, is reporting that a "transformation has swept" across the Western part of the country.
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Reporting from Anbar, the Telegraph's Damien McElroy says the shift in the region "allows Marines to walk through areas that a year ago were judged lost to radical Islam control and hear nothing more aggressive than a late-night game of pool."
"Behind the shutters," he reports, "the Sunni Muslim residents of the province are enjoying the dividends of driving out al-Qaida fighters who had imposed an oppressive Taliban-style regime."
Seems like the quagmire is something that al-Qaida is having to deal with. Or maybe not, since its terrorists are being forced out by the locals, many of whom were America's enemies not too long ago.
Today, the locals talk freely and sometimes cheer U.S. patrols, alert them to locations of weapons caches and turn in anyone who is acting suspicious. In the town of Husaybah, the absence of al-Qaida has led to "an economic revival and restoration of favorite pastimes," writes McElroy.
The British reporter's experience confirms progress that former Green Beret and independent journalist Michael Yon has been covering for months. In May, for instance, Yon told punditreview.com that tribal leaders have "completely turned against al-Qaida" and that terrorists are "simply not safe here in Anbar anymore."
"A new day is dawning, and it looks like a real chance for some kind of success here in Iraq, and I can tell you my spirits are substantially lifted just over the period of the last couple of months," Yon said. "I see 2007 is going to be a serious year for progress."
Don't look for similar insights from America's media elite. With a few exceptions, they can't be bothered to cover positive developments in Iraq. Robin Wright of the Washington Post and Barbara Starr of CNN made that clear on Sunday.
When asked by Washington Post media writer Howard Kurtz on his CNN "Reliable Sources" show if the recent "decline in Iraq casualties (should) have gotten more media attention," both implied that they felt the news wasn't worthy of additional focus.
But let those casualty numbers rise . . .
Too bad the American people aren't getting the straight news from Iraq. A steady diet of information that is either partial or spun out of recognition leaves them uninformed. They deserve better, especially if they're to make knowledgeable decisions in the voting booth.
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More from McElroy:
Whoops....is this a "whopper", or is the US spending a "shitload" of money:
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...aqdiary134.xml
Inside Iraq: Damien McElroy
By Damien McElroy in Iraq
Last Updated: 12:35am GMT 04/02/2007
Page 1 of 2
Day Four: Ali Al Salem Airbase, Kuwait
....America's war in Iraq cost $35 billion a month. The stupendous annual spending of the Pentagon puts the annual income of many European states in the shade.....
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Do we need to get Joe Lieberman to correct the reporting of "expert" on Iraq, Damien McElroy?
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/p...in-jordan.html
McCain mistakenly says Iran allowing al-Qaeda fighters into the country, later corrects error
By Alfred De Montesquiou
ASSOCIATED PRESS
1:53 p.m. March 18, 2008
...Iran has been accused by the United States of funding, training and arming Iraqi Shiite militants in their uprising against the United States. But there have been no allegations by Washington and no evidence that al-Qaeda has benefited from Iranian assistance.
After Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who was traveling with McCain, stepped forward to whisper in the candidate's ear, McCain said: “I'm sorry; the Iranians are training the extremists, not al-Qaeda. Not al-Qaeda. I'm sorry.” ......
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../wanbar308.xml
Iraq insurgency: People rise against al-Qa'eda
By Damien McElroy in Husaybah
Last Updated: 3:09am BST 12/10/2007
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Damien McElroy spent a week in the heart of the insurgency in Anbar province in Iraq. In the second of five exclusive reports he describes how peace and prosperity have returned to a town formerly riven by sectarian killings.
.... Behind the shutters the Sunni Muslim residents of the province are enjoying the dividends of driving out al-Qa'eda fighters who had imposed an oppressive Taliban-style regime.
The popular uprising against al-Qa'eda by residents of Anbar Province turned former enemies into American allies earlier this year. The result was a dramatic restoration of stability across Iraq's Sunni heartland. Husaybah bears the scars of the "terrorist" years - 2004 and 2005 - when al-Qa'eda and its local allies controlled the town......
....."The conflict here was all caused by al-Qa'eda," he said. "We work and play as we like under the coalition security. There are jobs for people, shops are opened and we are very happy."
With al-Qa'eda pushed out, Anbaris are even rallying to a new shared cause with America - a fight to secure the country against Iranian infiltration. ....
....One of the leaders of the tribal revolt, Shiekh Kurdi Rafi Al-Shurayji said there was nothing to distinguish al-Qa'eda and the regime in Teheran. "They are no different," he said. <h3>"Al-Qa'eda relies on Iran's support, just the same as every evil force in Iraq.".....</h3>
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../wanbar109.xml
Iraq insurgency: al-Qa'eda returns home
By Damien McElroy in al-Qaim
Last Updated: 3:09am BST 12/10/2007
Damien McElroy spent a week in the heart of the insurgency in Anbar province in Iraq. In the third of five exclusive reports, he describes how al-Qa'eda loyalists are returning home.....
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The differences in our POVs comes down to the sources we choose for information. If you rely on sources who tell you want you want to hear, Damien McElroy is your kind of "foreign" correspondent!
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