Posted on 05/15/2004 11:23:41 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
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Maj. Gen. James F. Amos, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is presented the first edition of The Voice of the Euphrates, the region's first free enterprise newspaper in more than 35 years, by editor-in-chief, Ammar Aloba Idi (foreground), and Sevan Lousinian, Department of Defense Arabic translator, May 13, before enjoying a luncheon provided by local Iraqi vendors at Al Asad, Iraq. Photo by: Staff Sgt. A.C. Mink | |||
Maj. Gen. James F. Amos, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses local Iraqi issues with Ammar Aloba Idi, editor-in-chief of The Voice of the Euphrates, the area's first free enterprise newspaper in more than 35 years. A copy of the first edition was presented to Amos at a luncheon at Al Asad, Iraq, May 13. Photo by: Staff Sgt. A.C. Mink | |||
(Far right) Ammar Aloba Idi, founder and editor-in-chief of The Voice of the Euphrates newspaper, and Sevan Lousinian, Department of Defense Arabic translator, laugh as they pretend to argue over who will sign a copy of the pilot edition of the first independent newspaper for the area encompassing the Iraqi cities of Hit to Haditha. The copy was presented to Maj. Gen. James F. Amos, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Al Asad, Iraq, May 13. Photo by: Staff Sgt. A.C. Mink | |||
(Left to Right) Col. Michael A. Thorsby, officer in charge, air base staff and military mayor of Al Asad, Ammar Aloba Idi, founder and editor-in-chief of The Voice of the Euphrates, and Sevan Lousinian, Department of Defense Arabic translator, look over the pilot edition of the first independent newspaper for the area encompassing the Iraqi cities from Hit to Haditha. The paper was presented to Maj. Gen. James F. Amos, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Al Asad, Iraq, May 13. Photo by: Sgt. Nathan K. LaForte | |||
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Notice the words Muslim and Islam do not appear at all in this story.
BTTT!!!!!!!
Great story - unfortunately we don't have a lot of time because the elite (so educated they forget history completely!) think all is lost already! Idiots.
DKK
I bet the U.S. media just can't wait to spread this story and embrace these entrepreneurs as fellow journalists.
Great Story, hope the paper continues. The Anti Coalition forces will be looking for a way to shut it down.
WHat a great post. This is democracey growing up before our eyes!
Ops4 God Bless America!
Stories like this should be kept on the D-L, just as matter of safety. However, I do admire the courage of this man's convictions. Hopefully, he'll be able to celebrate the anniversary of his paper in a year's time.
They should auction a few signed copies on eBay.
Don't you just love the leftist media whores constant use lately on "holy" "sacred" etc when describing where our troops are or where they attacked.
That is just another propaganda technique to not-so subtlety make our military and our country look bad.
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We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!
Looks like a very nice, professional newspaper. Imagine, their very first free enterprise paper in 35 years.
And in color. Cool!
Add a few soccer stories to it. It'll be a winner!!
Of course there isn't Colonel....
Staffers Quit at U.S.-Backed Paper
We thought that the Americans were here to create a free media," Ismael Zayer, who had been editor-in-chief, said in an interview. "Instead, we were being suffocated."
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"(The Marines) told me that I can write anything in the paper. 'If you want to write about something that is wrong that happens, you can write about it.' They told me," said Aloba Idi. "Even if is Marines or government - that is democracy."
Well if you say so Aloba...
Bump- ridiculous story. As if this paper would ever report real news.
Heck- CBS didn't go public until they (and DOD) learned the story was international!. So much for our "free media".
Bump!
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