crankymessiah wrote:
] ] IF THERE IS ANYTHING that can be said to be "enjoyable"
] ] about this war, it must surely be the delights of the
] ] CENTCOM 7:00 a.m. press briefings. Handled mostly by the
] ] able Brigadier General Vincent Brooks, they shed little
] ] light on the actual progress of the war, but give a clear
] ] look into the minds of the press.
] ]
] ] Surprisingly, the questions from the American press have
] ] been quite good. Reporters from U.S. news outlets
] ] typically ask factual questions, such as how many men are
] ] in the Fedayeen or where Iraqi chem suits were
] ] manufactured.
] ]
] ] The foreign press seem less interested in facts and more
] ] interested in, well, see for yourself:

Well, I'm glad somebody's at least asking where the chem suits were manufactured, but if the answer to that question has been posted anywhere, I sure haven't been able to find it (grin). The CentCom briefing transcripts usually do find their way to the web though, so I'll keep looking. Thanks for the heads-up on the info source!

RE: Foreign Correspondents