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Ambush of the Common Sort
Big Hollywood —
Authority: 814
08 November 2009 Got a ping today about an attack on the road between Jalalabad and Kabul. It’s a dangerous road and I don’t like to drive it. The source has always been reliable, so I pinged Tim Lynch (who often is on that road), and Tim just sent these pics and a quick narrative. (Unedited, and ...2 days ago -
Three Journalists Confirm Restaurants in Kabul Closed to U.N. Staff
Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution —
Authority: 438
I would imagine the United Nations staff have been told that restaurants in Kabul all are off limits for security reasons, but what I liked most about this was the synergy between the three reporters using Twitter. Also notice Michael Yon’s statement that ‘ Kabul can be like a party town ‘ for contractors:6 days ago -
Ghost Ship
ricketyclick —
Authority: 501
Not a special effect: [click for full size.] It’s an aircraft, possibly a Predator, moving through a sandstorm. Discussion and other cool photos of the “Kopp-Etchells Effect” here.6 days ago -
Smithsonian Air&Space on Kopp-Etchells Effect
Big Hollywood —
Authority: 814
November 04, 2009 Helo Halo Luminous halos twirled above a Boeing CH-47 Chinook on a recent night around 11:30 p.m. local time at Forward Operating Base Jackson in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as helicopters ferried casualties and supplies in and out of the base. The photographer was independent ...6 days ago -
Fort Hood: Wise Words From Michael Yon
Big Hollywood —
Authority: 814
Wise, wise words from Michael Yon : Now is not a time to psychoanalyze the attacker by using a media-supplied telescope that already said he was dead, and that there were multiple attackers. Media: STOP , please. There will be time to pursue answers and justice after Christmas. We must remember that ...6 days ago -
Great Britain Loses One of its Finest
Big Hollywood —
Authority: 814
Olaf in Combat. 03 November 2009 British soldiers at war are an incredible group. Courageous, competent, and committed in very difficult conditions. An email came today from London, from a BBC correspondent who has been to Afghanistan saying that Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid had been killed. Olaf and his crew ...1 week ago -
Michael Yon’s War on the New York Times
Stop The ACLU —
Authority: 702
Did the New York Times pay for the release of David Rohde? That’s what war correspondent Michael Yon has been saying on Twitter . The point of his tweets was not to expose the Times but to comment on what he thought was irresponsible journalism in their coverage of hostages captured by pirates. Some of what he ...1 week ago -
Staff Sgt Olaf Schmid: Great Britain Loses one of its Finest
Fitaloon at MicroShaft —
Authority: 127
Michael Yon has a pictorial tribute to Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid.Micahel Yon had this to say of himCourage is as common as boots among these soldiers, but Olaf stood out even in that company. You could tell that Olaf knew his business from mean experience, and that he was ready for battle. His mind was ...1 week ago -
From Michael Yon’s Blog: ‘Bad Medicine’
Chris Navin —
Authority: 124
Full article here . A good article to get a sense of what’s going on in Afghanistan for our combat troops; how the war looks from someone embedded with NATO forces on the ground. “Michael Yon is a former Green Beret, native of Winter Haven, Fl. who has been reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan since December ...1 week ago -
Did the New York Times Lie about Paying a Ransom for David Rohdes Release? [Ransom]
Gawker —
Authority: 868
Blogger Michael Yon —one of the few people to break the New York Times news blackout over the kidnapping of reporter David Rohde in Afghanistan— reports via Twitter that former CIA operatives paid a ransom to secure Rohdes release . Yon is apparently incensed about a Times report two days ago on the ...1 week ago -
Did The NYT Secretly Pay Millions To Get David Rohde Released?
Mediaite —
Authority: 803
Did the New York Times pay millions to get reporter David Rohde released from Taliban custody last June? That is what former special forces veteran turned freelance journalist Michael Yon is saying via his twitter . # Kept it all quiet for NYT. Now why are the NYT endangering British hostages in Somalia? ...1 week ago -
Afghanistan: Electrification Effort Loses Spark
Big Hollywood —
Authority: 814
Anybody seen a better future around here? 21 October 2009 In 2008, I was trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal preparing for a return to Afghanistan. A message came from a British officer suggesting to end the trip and get to Afghanistan. Something was up, and I didn’t bother to ask what. Days of walking were ...2 weeks ago -
A Tremendous Dispatch By Michael Yon
The Rude News —
Authority: 426
Michael Yon has an enlightening post over at Big Hollywood. Read it.4 weeks ago -
Afghan Lunacy
Big Hollywood —
Authority: 814
[This dispatch was written by me in December 2008 in southern Afghanistan. It was never published though I recently found it in the unpublished archives. The photos came from the same period.] Published: from Nepal on 14 October 2009 On May 25, 1961, the President of the United States of America said: ...4 weeks ago -
Afghanistan - A First Hand Look
West Coast Catholic —
Authority: 131
If you want to get a real understanding of the conditions in Afghanistan you have to visit Michael Yons blog. Yon has been reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan for years. Hes almost daily diary of whats happening there is more than youll ever find on any TV, Cable channel or newspaper. Reading through some of his ...4 weeks ago -
Must Read Yon
DaGoddess.com —
Authority: 119
If you haven’t read Michael Yon’s latest , please do. I’ve had a lump in my throat since I first started digging in and more than once, the tears flowed. I’m such a sucker for veterans, but the special respect the Dutch hold for our WWII vets is simply astounding. The post is long, with lots of wonderful ...4 weeks ago -
Market Garden: A Remembrance During Time of War
Big Hollywood —
Authority: 814
Published: 12 October 2009 from Nargarkot, Nepal Kandahar City, Afghanistan Slowly, surely, the city is being strangled. Signaling the depth of our commitment, security forces are thinner in Kandahar than the Himalayan air. During the days and evenings, there were the sounds of occasional bombs—some caused ...4 weeks ago -
Yon: A Memorial Service in Holland
Little Green Footballs —
Authority: 610
Michael Yon attends Holland’s memorial for the 65th anniversary of the Allied liberation from Nazi occupation, with lots of interesting photographs as always: Market Garden .4 weeks ago
