dick, Most interesting. Guess i just never followed his work. i will look him up online and read some of his stuff. Yes I might learn something I didn't previously know. Not being a conservative Republican I lack the arrogance to assume I know everything there is to know concerning politics,military affairs, international relations, economics, business, society, ethics, morality, religion, environmental affairs, Constituional law, the UCMJ, etc. etc. Forgive me, I'm only a poor mortal human.
On May 12, 9:36 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael Yon is a reporter/writer/photographer who has spent the past few > years reporting on the war from all levels. He traveled with the top > sergeant major in Iraq for several months, worked with the grunts in > Falujah and Mosel, spent time with the various international troops in > Afghanistan, spent time working with the Iraqi govt agencies and > reporting on how they did their jobs, and just in general has been very > close to all levels of the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. He > also won the Time photo of the year and several other awards for his > reporting. He does it without being tied to AP or Reuters or AFP. You > are far more likely to get an unbiased report from him than from anyone > else. He has criticized the policies of Bush and Obama in Afghanistan > and questioned some of the policies of both in Iraq and is usually way > ahead of the curve on what is going on and what the result will be. > Well worth reading. You should check him out and especially read his > take on the Afghans and the poppy crop. Somehow he got trusted enough > by the Afghans that they allowed him to report on the transport and > growing of the poppy crops and the affect it had on their economy as > different as from the policies of the US and the Euros in weaning them > off the growth of poppies in favor of food crops. You might actually > learn something. > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > dick, > > > Who's Michael Yon and why should I be so concerned about his opinion > > about general officer re-assignments? > > > On May 11, 11:37 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I will be interested to see how this plays out in the press. It seems > >> Michael Yon is saying that our troops cannot depend on the press to > >> support them in any way, shape or form. That does not speak well of the > >> press IMNSHO. > > >> [ Attached Message ]From:"Michael Yon Online Magazine" > >> <[email protected]>To:"Michael Yon Online Magazine > >> Subscriber" <[email protected]>Date:Mon, 11 May 2009 23:22:27 > >> -0500Local:Mon, May 11 2009 11:22 pmSubject:Gurkha II, and our top General > >> in Afghanistan will be replaced > > >> (Mailing list information, including unsubscription instructions, is > >> located at the end of this message.) > >> __ > > >> Greetings, > > >> Please see Gurkha II. > > >> Also, General McKiernan is to be replaced in Afghanistan. Lieutenant > >> General Stanley McChyrstal will take the top spot. McChrystal has a great > >> repuation for the fight, but he comes from a special operations > >> background. Our special operations forces are incredible fighters, but > >> they can be counted on to lose even the easiest of press battles. This war > >> is largely being fought in the press. I would tend to expect the Taliban > >> bodycount to increase, but also that we will not be able to find the light > >> switch to the press. The special operations world basically "owned" the > >> Afghan war for years. Everybody seemed to have gotten what they wanted; a > >> war without media scrutiny. Our special operators won many battles. But > >> look at Afghanistan today. > > >> Michael > >> Michael Yon > >> P.O. Box 5553 > >> Winter Haven, Fl 33880 > > >> -- > >> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing > >> list subscription: > > >> You are subscribed to the following list: > > >> Michael Yon Online Magazine > > >> using the following email: > > >> [email protected] > > >> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by > >> visiting the following URL: > > >> <http://www.michaelyon-online.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/Dispatches/> > > >> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the > >> entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break > >> this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. > > >> You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: > > >> <http://www.michaelyon-online.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/Dispatches> > > >> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: > > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > > >> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: > > >> PO Box 5553 > >> Winter Haven, FL 33880- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
