This guy is a terrific writer and photographer. Well worth reading and
supporting. He is doing this on his own dime and whatever people donate
to the cause and he won the Time Magazine Photo of the year a couple of
years ago.
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Greetings,
It might seem we are off to a slow start on war coverage this year, but in
fact 2009 will likely bring the most intense war coverage I've ever done. It
will be up close and personal, and no doubt some very intense combat. But this
new work is like launching a rocket. It's like writing, actually: 95%
preparation/homework and 5% execution. (Though "execution" in the wars often
goes on for many months on end.)
Meanwhile, I just published a piece in the New York Daily News print and
online editions.
I will have a piece in the Washington Times print and online on Thursday.
I'm also finishing a long piece on torture.
The very few words I've written about Mexico have stirred much
controversy. Mexico is mostly out my sphere of experience other than short
trips, and I've only spent a few months traveling in places like Costa Rica,
Nicaragua and Panama. And so I have said very little about Mexico, but the
topic is very emotive for various reasons, such as the potential implications
of large amounts of guns that might be moving from the United States to Mexico.
The only apparent certainty is that truth will be the first casualty for anyone
reporting on guns to Mexico. Too many people have vested interests in shaping
the message.
The word "Mexico" today is starting to ring like "Iraq" did six years ago.
It's interesting that Afghanistan evokes very little emotion, and so reporting
truth from there is less likely to spur outrage. And today, Iraq is no longer
the lightning rod that it was -- so long as a new war does not spark, which
might change that. The Iraq-media-balloon is flat. But Mexico...there's a
lightning rod, and any writer who dares look into the weapons issue will likely
become a pinata. Especially if he or she discovers something inconvenient.
Hurricane Mexico seems to be gathering energy both in reality and in the
media. At least if you cover Mexico, you can live part time in Texas or
thereabouts with Americans. Been a long time for me.
In other news, Baitullah Mehsud has apparently threatened to attack the
United States. This is interesting in light of so many snippets out there, such
as the local source who recently told me that an Australian is apparently with
AQ in a certain area in Pakistan. Needless to say, an Australian passport will
get you over just about any border.
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Michael Yon
Michael Yon
P.O. Box 5553
Winter Haven, Fl 33880
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