Comments on: AFP Iraq Photo Follies

By: Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:30:29 +0000

The troops are wearing MILES training gear and blank adapters, which preclude firing living bullets

Well, damn, no wonder we haven't won the freakin' war yet.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:37:59 +0000

Only because he got caught. It doesn’t address the fact that many stories can be written without ever showing up. I suspect many stories by people who do show up wouldn’t change if they stayed home. Regardless of what they see on the ground they are going to write what they want.

The MSM do butcher military vehicles and equipment identifications.

By: Gus

Gus — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:33:37 +0000

Where in the world is Tulcea, Iraq? The only Tulcea I can find is in Romania which is also the location of the Babadag Training Area.

AFP screwed up big time.

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:33:05 +0000

Obvious problems with the photo: The troops are wearing MILES training gear and blank adapters, which preclude firing living bullets The HMMWV is painted in woodland camouflage pattern and is unarmored The soldiers are wearing the old Battle Dress Uniform, in the wrong pattern, rather than the current Army Combat Uniform

Are you sure it's wrong? After all you go to war "with the army you have..."

By: markm

markm — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:14:02 +0000

Wayne, dunno if Mitch Albom is that writer but he's one of them that has done that (caught hell for it too).

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:55:56 +0000

Makes one wonder how many photos are just thrown in. Most of the stories are predetermine anyway. It reminds me of that sportswriter that pretended to have gone to games and wrote about the atmosphere of being there. Even if he had gone his stories would have been basically the same. To me having a predetermine story is more offensive than faking being there.