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Time to once again open my life up a little in order to share the plethora of wealth I'm about to absorb. I'm going to be back in Iraq through September, so hop on board and check back every couple of days, I'll do my best to update as much as possible. Questions? dtate38@cox.net And check out the site I'm working with: http://www.billroggio.com Support independent journalism!
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Tonight I'm heading I'm heading to a base called Salerno, near Khowst, in Paktika Province. If there's a place where the propensity of danger is real, it's in this area. Realize, though: The original documentary idea was called "Outpost Khowst". So in essence, in two days, enshallah (God willing), I'll have achieved my goal. Everything after that is icing on the cake.
This morning also marked a milestone: After four days of heavy fighting, in the worst bout of sickness ever, I was finally able to "drop the kids of at the pool", and it was good. So as it turns out, the few days off bed rest I just took worked out well. Just in time to head to the field.
So how this works is simple: You get to Bagram by 1800. Your escort picks you up and takes you to your barracks. He then offers to take you to chow. After that, you're virtually under "house arrest". This is where the pain starts because last time our gear was packed three times and we had eight flights cancelled. It was a long two days.
According to the army, there have been no flights to Salerno until today. I find that hard to believe. All I can do is ask around when I get there. Why tis is important is because I was scheduled to come here the same day they announced Pat Tillman was killed. By coincidence, I was in position to possibly be involved in the memorial service at his FOB (Forward Operating Base), which is where I'm going.
So the conspiracy theorist in me says: A. I was bumped for somebody else or B. They didn't want it covered.
This gets to the root of issues I've had since I got here. If "A" is true, professionally, it's s***. As noted, I've noted many instances of media bias. So my conspiracy is not so far fetched. If "B" is true, that sucks too. I am bothered by Bush's censorship of the press when it comes to showing the flag draped coffins. I agree that the images are not ones that make you popular, but they are the consequence of your actions and it's important to see both sides. Now if neither A or B is right, then it doesn't matter and the point is, "Just Think".
This morning also marked a milestone: After four days of heavy fighting, in the worst bout of sickness ever, I was finally able to "drop the kids of at the pool", and it was good. So as it turns out, the few days off bed rest I just took worked out well. Just in time to head to the field.
So how this works is simple: You get to Bagram by 1800. Your escort picks you up and takes you to your barracks. He then offers to take you to chow. After that, you're virtually under "house arrest". This is where the pain starts because last time our gear was packed three times and we had eight flights cancelled. It was a long two days.
According to the army, there have been no flights to Salerno until today. I find that hard to believe. All I can do is ask around when I get there. Why tis is important is because I was scheduled to come here the same day they announced Pat Tillman was killed. By coincidence, I was in position to possibly be involved in the memorial service at his FOB (Forward Operating Base), which is where I'm going.
So the conspiracy theorist in me says: A. I was bumped for somebody else or B. They didn't want it covered.
This gets to the root of issues I've had since I got here. If "A" is true, professionally, it's s***. As noted, I've noted many instances of media bias. So my conspiracy is not so far fetched. If "B" is true, that sucks too. I am bothered by Bush's censorship of the press when it comes to showing the flag draped coffins. I agree that the images are not ones that make you popular, but they are the consequence of your actions and it's important to see both sides. Now if neither A or B is right, then it doesn't matter and the point is, "Just Think".
