tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post7146112547317896928..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: A Very Busy Day in IraqMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-68607374032710490022007-01-22T12:06:00.000-06:002007-01-22T12:06:00.000-06:00Jamie Tarabay does not live in the Green Zone. She...Jamie Tarabay does not live in the Green Zone. She lives in what the Americans here call the "red zone"--in other words, she lives in Baghdad. <br />I would know because I live and work with her here.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100173928810447386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-2746815818546222232007-01-15T18:07:00.000-06:002007-01-15T18:07:00.000-06:00It's been a long time since NPR correspondents rou...It's been a long time since NPR correspondents routinely added those all-important caveats. Why does the Pentagon even bother having its own public affairs department, when NPR is so willing to do the job for them?<br /><br />Why should we pay for this sludge twice (first to the Pentagon through our taxes, second through our pledges)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-54725207417448996732007-01-15T16:15:00.000-06:002007-01-15T16:15:00.000-06:00Interesting analysis. I've criticized Tarabay befo...Interesting analysis. I've criticized Tarabay before ('not ready for prime time'), but her reports are some of the most unsatisfactory that I've heard to come out of this war. And her novelty has long since worn thin. But of course, as you accurately point out, insightful and intuitive Green Zone-based reporting is doomed to failure.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.com