Turnaround
Thousands returning to Baghdad homes. But that’s not the only thing that’s turning around in Iraq.
Anyone else notice that AP managed to report that with nary a yeah-but, or a too-early-to-say? I’d call that light at the end of the media tunnel. Yeah but, it is too early to say whether this in fact represents a reporting trend, or if the next tragic anti-war article will drive up the bias and cynicism numbers again. Meanwhile, could this be the beginning of an effort to actually report on the war? Maybe, but it’s too early to call it a trend.
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 11:42 am on Sunday, November 4, 2007
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November 4th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Meanwhile, could this be the beginning of an effort to actually report on the war?
You mean after the fact?
November 4th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
BUSH TO STRIKE IRAN!!!!!!!!!!!
How many times over the last two years have you seen this headline from the left side of the blogosphere and in the mainstream media?Have you lost count? I have.
November 4th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I suppose that there comes a time when even this bunch can no longer ignore what is before their very noses, hard as they may try.
Even with the reporting on the good news, however, I still do not trust them to tell me the news. All I want is to hear what is happening, and understand how things fit into the bigger picture. I don’t care to hear someone else’s already formed opinion, with events pretzeled in to fit.
November 4th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
The refugee piece is the next measure of changes “on the ground”. It’s great to hear that some people have returned. Let’s hope these thousands are soon followed by the remaining millions (if that’s the right number.)
Thanks for finding this.
November 4th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
I vote for “Calm before the Storm”.
Cheers
November 4th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
You mean after the fact?
Hmmmmmm……..maybe the MSM is trying to retrain themselves to become historians? That would fit with the dinosaur media meme, would it not?
November 5th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
It’s great news, if it lasts. And this means a lot to me - I worked in the Khadra area for the entirety of my last tour in Iraq (photo here) : http://shieldofachilles.blogspot.com/2007/11/al-khadra-is-coming-back.html
To Mr. Crittenden: great web site! Thanks for finding this - I’m going to stop in more often.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
I meant to add something else to that last post - this area is completely middle class - mostly businessmen but a lot of doctors as well. Their comeback is particularly good news because they are exactly the people you need to jumpstart the economy again.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Al Khadra is coming back!
This is very, very good news to me. The Al-Khadra neighborhood of Baghdad, located in the Northwestern section of the city, is an area I remember well. It’s where our Iraqi counterparts, the 3-5-2 National Police battalion were located, so it’s where…