From Baghdad: A Wall Street Journal Reporter's E-Mail to Friends (says Iraq is lost)

e-mail from a WSJ Reporter to his friends | October 15, 2004 | Farnaz Fassihi

[HurricaneD]

This is the same type of propaganda used by the leftists during the Viet Nam war. It is meant to demoralize the American public, cause confusion and create doubt about the mission and the outcome.

Don't buy it. It's B.S. Even if the person that wrote it believes it to be true, it is one person's perspective. Keep the faith.

[siunevada]

And we should believe this person's analysis for what reason?

And it is OLD news. It's been posted more than once.

The genie of terrorism, chaos and mayhem has been unleashed onto this country as a result of American mistakes and it can't be put back into a bottle.

Yeah, there never was any terror or mayhem in Iraq before the Americans showed up. Sure, I believe that. And the opposition can't be defeated? Yeah, I believe that too. Would you like to see my deed to the Brooklyn Bridge?

[Hatteras]

"Insurgents now attack Americans 87 times a day."

Sounds like Detroit.

[js1138]

That's been making the rounds for a month or so.

[daylate-dollarshort]

He is a she and she is an activist anti war journalist. This so-called e-mail is plastered all over the internet and has been spammed to everybody and anybody who even remotely might have an interest.

Dismiss it. Nothing but propaganda SPAM!

[theFIRMbss]

>Being a foreign correspondent in Baghdad these days is like being under virtual house arrest. Forget about the reasons that lured me to this job: a chance to see the world, explore the exotic, meet new people in far away lands, discover their ways and tell stories

Who's the "reporter?" A war correspondent, or Private Benjamin?!

[Rightone]

How about a pic. She was writing about how awful Afganistan was as well back in 2001. Take a look at one of her earlier articles:

http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?id=4894

[OldFriend]

Sounds like some parts of Detroit, LA, and a few other unnamed cities in the USA.

[0scill8r]

If he can't leave his bedroom to do any reporting, then how the f*ck does he know what's going on outside? If he doesn't know what's going on outside, why should we believe him that Iraq Is Lost?

[formercalifornian]

This is two weeks old

That explains this then: criminal gangs grab you and sell you up to Baathists in Fallujah

I wondered if there was anything left of Fallujah for this to transpire. Two weeks ago there was.

[Phsstpok]

This is from a she, not a he, and she is an Iranian Muslim. Kinda like Nightline going to interview the communists in Vietnam to get the "real" story on Kerry's war record.

No, she couldn't possibly have a bias in favor of the terrorists. No, the DLC couldn't possibly have a motive for endlessly spamming eveyone with this diatribe. I guess it's just a coinkidinki that her "private email" wound up in the hands of the political enemies of our President in time of war.

[Woogit]

And yet, every time we hear from the troops, they have a totally different outlook than the media!!! The troops see hope and good news, just like in Afghanistan, but the media just can not acknowledge good news under a Republican President. I think we will see anchors choking and crying on Nov. 3rd when they have to say the words President Bush has been reelected!

[RckyRaCoCo]

Sounds like Detroit.

Nah, they'll have much less voter fraud in Baghdad.

[Chaos]

I read this weeks ago. This is old news.

[formercalifornian]

Where does this figure come from? Probably the 87 billion John Kerry voted against after he voted FOR it.

[Howlin]

Imagine belonging to a party that thinks this is good news.

*Shudder*

[agsloss]

I just did a westlaw media search of the wall street journal, and the terms "farnaz" and "fassihi" have never appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Sounds like a complete fabrication. Either that, or he's not a very good reporter to have never been published in his own newspaper.

[wtc911]

smith288 wrote: This guy sounds like a total girly man.

Um, this guy is a girl. Nice to see you're so well read.

[petertare]

How many times are we required to read this article? I read it last week, is this some sort of Freeper haZing?

[pabianice]

Bullshit.

Vietnam buddy's son's experience in Iraq is quite different.