ordi, thanks for the differents blog , I have been looking and they look very interesting.
As for my friends and their limited horizons I completly agree with you , but sadly here or overseas we beleve what's on Tv ...and what they show on european Tv is not nice at all for the americans . I try ,as a born french , living and loving here to understand why we are so different about this war...I have been dreaming for years to see Saddam ( among a lot of other ) out , I stongly beleive taht we are lucky here and in France to be free and I think we have to go help the other less lucky than us...
I like to see and read what's coming directly from irak like Kevin's blog , or bagdad burning and I'm going to follow the other blog you gave me.

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Helene,

I think your friend needs to expand her horizons and find other outlets with broader views other then French Anti-Americanism. Read Kevin's post especially the last paragraph. Kevin's last paragraph was Yet as Pease and his men load up their humvees and prepare to head back to base -- the man, who only moments before had been held at gunpoint, now invites his captors to stay for breakfast. Then ask yourself the question, why would the Iraqi man invite the American's in for breakfast if he wanted them out of Iraq or if he was afraid of them and thought the Americans treated him badly?

I suggest you go read some of the Blogs written by Iraqis from inside Iraq. Try this one. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2003_11_0...#106908590931527369

Here is a list of a dozen Iraqi Bloggers. Some our Pro-American, some our Anti-American. You need to get ALL sides to be able come to a fair assessment of what is happening in Iraq. http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/archives/2...#106900280681771227



Stay Safe Kevin!

I echo Helene. Are you safe? So much has been happening there. Haven't been able to watch much news coverage so haven't seen any stories you might have done over the last few days. A young soldier, father of twins he's never yet seen, was killed in helicopter crash. His wife and boys live nearby. So sad.

Marley

Tell us ..are you safe ? is it more and more dangerous as an american to be in Irak ? do you think the irakis people wants the americans out ? do you feel a change of mind in the troops and in the population ?
Yesterday in France on the TV my friends saw a show about the GI and how they treat irakis people ( bad !) , everybody is very upset, do you have the same feeling ? do you think the GI are too young , too nervous , not " human "?

exciting!!

take care :)

Ordi,
thanks for the link to the washington post article.

Joerg,

I thought you'd like the opinion of people that are REALLY in the know about freedom and security as it relates to the Patroit Act. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?p...Oct21¬Found=true

A few quotes from US Democratic Senators in the article are:

Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), speaking at the first of several oversight hearings on terrorism legislation, called criticism of the Patriot Act "ill-informed and overblown" and commended prosecutors' work in some terrorism cases.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) mounted a strong defense of the Patriot Act, saying she believes there is "substantial uncertainty and perhaps some ignorance about what this bill actually does do and how it has been employed."

Feinstein said that her office has received 21,434 letters opposing the act, but more than half cite provisions that have not been enacted or sent to Congress by the Bush administration. The rest, she said, largely concern security measures governing items mailed to the United States from abroad -- not provisions of the Patriot Act.

"I have never had a single abuse of the Patriot Act reported to me," she said.

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Justice Department for alleged violations of civil liberties under the act, but Feinstein said that when her office asked the ACLU for examples, "they had none."

I have not lost any freedoms, have you? I have not had my mail or email monitored nor have I been uable to speak my mind in public or private. I am sure if you had you would be talking with the ACLU and it would be ALL over the news.

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Your blog is really interesting and you prop to see the war from another point of view. I hope that you have luck great, take care...

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Kevin,

As always you have a way of bringing us right along with you, one of your truest gifts. I am thankful to have you out there keeping us informed. Stay safe.

nice hair cut . but i still like the long hair look on you . keep up the good work . oh and the dude standing behind you , looks scary as hell . take care

Kevin your work is very interesting thanks for walking me through your day. What a experience. I cant beleive you went back there in Iraq again. You pictures also very clear its like being there with you. good job

Hey Kevin

I think it is good practice to set up everything only to have it blink or scrapped. It gives you a feel for the frustration involved with most things military. It also shows us how good you've become at making it work. Keep your eyes open and your head down.

Kevin. Thanks for sharing. The more independend info we can get here at home the better. Did you have a chance to hear or read Al Gores recent speech on Freedom and Security? (http://www.moveon.org/gore/speech.html)

Cool! Thanks for walking us through your day, Kevin. I was wondering what the protocol was concerning when and how you post your stories. Glad to hear you've got "posh" accomodations at least...and a Bradley with cannon outside your door.

I,like many others back home, are increasingly concerned for the safety of American soldiers, journalists and others in Iraq. Please stay safe.

Working in the live sports broadcast field we have generators with security guards posted so our feeds don't go down during a simple football game. I think the info sent from Iraq is much more important than what we're protecting...why not use the generator from the "get go"? I guess they (NBC) like that element of surprise from over there to make the viewers really feel like they are suffering right along beside you and the soldiers.