75% of Baghdad now secure
- added January 18, 2008
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- Tori
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Or at least that's what the military told USA Today. The paper reports that 310 neighborhoods are in the "control" category - translation: they are secure, but depend on U.S. and Iraqi military forces to maintain the peace. There are another 46 neighborhoods categorized "retain" (a more permanent fix) - meaning they have reached a level where Iraqi police and security forces can maintain order.
I don't mean to diss USA Today - they have stepped up and significantly improved their hard news coverage in recent years - but I am curious why the military chose the traditionally fluffy (and therefore less prone to ask tough questions) USA Today to share this information with. Am I being too cynical?
I don't mean to diss USA Today - they have stepped up and significantly improved their hard news coverage in recent years - but I am curious why the military chose the traditionally fluffy (and therefore less prone to ask tough questions) USA Today to share this information with. Am I being too cynical?
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The choice of news outlet surely has a profound effect on how the stories are not only reported, but also received.
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75% secure = 25% fucked! What about the rest of the country? Hey, I know an achievable goal, get the F out of Iraq.-
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- covelogibbs
- 8 months ago
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