Rick Leventhal (Fox News) in Firefight on air now.

[shadowman99]

On air audio - live firefight.

[sheikdetailfeather]

I missed this as was watching Rumsfeld chew a new hole in Wolf Spritzer on CNN. Wolf! The regime is OVER! Get it through your head! The Iraqi people live under a tyrant and we are going to liberate them!

[blam]

"Bring in the A-10's. Bring in the Longbows."

Sounds like they did.

[Semper911]

leaving him completely drained

And god only knows when they might get a chance to sleep again. These men, reporters included, are incredibly brave. I have a chill just thinking about it.

[Grampa Dave]

She is one sharp lady. I read the WSJ article about her this Friday. What a blessing she has been for Rummy and the administration.

Thanks for the info!

[annyokie]

Rick is earning his chops Big Time.

[EdReform]

Prayer bump...

[Grampa Dave]

What did wolfie, aka, minature hotdog, say to PO Rummy. What did Rummy say back to this minature hotdog?

[bucephalus]

"Usama bin Laden has produced more tapes than Steely Dan"

You are a naughty nurse! The latter is named after a dildo (Burroughs, Naked Lunch) and the former a real dildo.

[Magnolia]

I know we all have problems with Geraldo, but he did a wonderful show from Afghanistan last night.

Hopefully 9/11 brought him to his senses. His emotion seemed authentic enough last nite but I also know he's a great actor, a la Clinton. Time will tell once he returns stateside.

[MEG33]

I believe 9 11 changed Geraldo. No matter what a scoundrel he is,he's helping morale over there and over here. Go 82nd!

[Lauratealeaf]

I know we all have problems with Geraldo, but he did a wonderful show from Afghanistan last night. Just brought tears to my eyes watching him with those troops.

I no longer have a problem with Geraldo. His show from Afghanistan last night was so uplifting and patriotic. He even included the prayer from the chaplain and boy am I glad. Our troops need it!

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

You know they must ask themselves what they got themselves into. I hope we just wipe the Republican Guard. If they want to survive they need to put their guns down and run.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Wolfie said something which was on the order of what the Iraqi people must feel that we are invading their country. Rummy looked extremely irked with him and got very loud. Told him Wolf! The people in Iraq live under a tyrant! The regime is over! Get it through your head! Wolf asked about a lot of things. Rummy said the missile which went into Iraq could have come from Iraq but still investigating. Later, it was noted that Rummy was truly sending Iraqi leaders a message OVER AND OVER in his words that they are OVER.

[NautiNurse]

Nicked this tagline from SNL weeks ago. Would never, ever consider UBL or Steely Dan a sex toy.

[sheikdetailfeather]

I think it is great that the press is able to go with our troops. It is so interesting and definitely inspires a bit more respect for what our military does.

[txradioguy]

I love watching Rummy in action. Everytime I see or hear him cut some snooty reporter off at the knees, makes me glad he's my boss!

[jps098]

He is in an LAV25 armored car, not a Bradley. We Marines use Harriers and F-18s for CAS (Close Air Support) not A-10s. Marines spend a lot of time working on the coordination of support.

[txradioguy]

I just helpd with the "embedding" of a reporter that's gonna leave with a unit from here. It's amazing to see how their whole attitude changes from when they start their training to when they finish. Quite refreshing actually.

[txradioguy]

Yeah the LAV and the bradley do share the same 25mm Bushmaster chain gun though. One thing you gotta respect about Marine aviators, they spend time in the mud like the infantry at some point in their careers. Makes the bond between the pilots and the ground pounders that much tighter.

[sheikdetailfeather]

My brother is retired Sgt. Major in U.S. Army. He LIVES for Rummy's press conferences. hahahaha.

[magellan]

Its the hydralics that move the turrets.

The sound is similar to the sound of the auxiliary hydraulic pump on the C-130, which controls the loading ramp and cargo door on the back of the aircraft.

[Libertina]

I am actually in favor of embedding them. At first I thought it was stupid - but I now, everytime I hear fear and awe in their voices, I know there that they will be CHANGING the journalism world for the good, because they will know FIRST HAND what our brave troops do, and the babarism of our enemies. I doubt they will return to their old hate American ways.

[NautiNurse]

I just helpd with the "embedding" of a reporter

Embedding the media into this conflict was an absolutely brilliant decision by our administration.

[txradioguy]

Even though, technically I'm in the media (Army Broadcasting), personally I can't stand the way these uppity reporters act. I had to deal with them in Somalia and 99% of them I thought were not only stealing paychecks from their employers but taking oxygen from those of us who needed it more than they did. IMHO! I have all the respect in the world for the reporters who had the stones to put their @ss on the line with the troops. The only thing I pray is that they don't do anything dumb that causes the military any casulties.

[txradioguy]

"Embedding the media into this conflict was an absolutely brilliant decision by our administration."


I agree 100%


ITN (British TV) is confirming that their "embedded" reporter Terry Lloyd was killed yesterday. Their families and loved ones deserve our prayers just as much as the soldiers who've lost their lives. For like our military, they too knew the risk involved and went willingly into harms way as well.

[sheikdetailfeather]

I told my brother I was surprised how the reporters were staying calm during the action shots. He said "They haven't been in the real action yet."

[txradioguy]

The FNC reporter is beginning to find out what real combat is from what I've read on here. It's not all sweetness and light. And you can hear it in his voice.

[magellan]

The embedded reporters who are real people and not left wing fanatics ...

Agree but not all embedded reporters are young, open-minded Fox News reporters.

Ted Koppel is embedded and was defending showing the dead Americans.

I almost vomited when I heard this. Ted is an idiot. There is a difference in reporter or photographer simply reporting or photographing reality. It is another thing when the official of a government parades POWs or worse shows off dead enemies as if they are a trophy buck.

[txradioguy]

Everyone go look at the front page of the Drudge Report website, then say a prayer for the families of those troops. PLEASE!

[dvwjr]

Actually, the dead ITN reporter was not an "embedded" reporter at all, but was one of a "free-range" variety who unfortunately found out with his crew that life without some protection provided by the Allied Armed forces is very dangerous.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/873074/posts

dvwjr

[txradioguy]

my bad. Thanks for the correction.

[wku man]

Yep...Rick Leventhal and Greg Kelly are doing a great job. I hope their careers take off big time after all this is over.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[sheikdetailfeather]

I just said a prayer for all our troops and their families.

[OldFriend]

Tony Snow thinks Al Jazeera biased. Has he listened to ABC, CNN or MSNBC.....? Sheesh, just heard WABC radio call the murder of an aussie journalists as an 'accident'. Sickening beyond belief.

As for the embedding.......I think it stinks and it's a disservice for the families. The reporters are uninformed and put the real soldiers in harms' way........

Just my uninformed opinion, of course.

[ThomWilkerson]

I have already written a strong letter of complaint to MSNBC because I noticed that when Iraqi VP Ramadan was boasting that IraqiTV was going to show captured American servicmen, Peter ARNETT [MSNBC/Nat'l GEO] didn't voice a word of complaint at the news conference that taking or showing such a video was violating the Geneva Accords.

IMO, Lots of US and Int'l networks have a vested bias in seeing that US/UK Forces lose as many personel as possible because they personally oppose Operation Iraqi Freedom.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" I just helpd with the "embedding" of a reporter that's gonna leave with a unit from here"

What are the terms for the embedding? Besides the obvious restrictions on broadcasting strategic info-if an embed decides they want to bail-can they? If they can't take the stress or find they are now in a safe, liberated area-are they free to leave? Or do they have to stay with the units until the military releases them?

[mathluv]

Rick was the FNC reporter who had to get in or under a newstruck when the first tower fell - praying to survive the oncoming cloud of debris.

[LaGrone]

Rick Leventhal gives wonderful reports, doesn't he. He is my favorite, and he shows such respect for the troops. I hope he has a great career with Fox News.

[OldFriend]

Rick has showed dignity and integrity wherever he is sent. One of the FNC stars! Prayers for his safety!

[txradioguy]

I don't knpw for a fact what the procedure is if a reporter starts to suffer from shell shock....but I feel sure, IMHO, that there are procedures in place for getting them out. Most of these reporters know going in that it's not gonna be a cake walk and that point is re-inforced with some of the training they get before they leave. And I hope that the reporters don't start getting bored when they get into liberated and safe areas and want to start jumping ship. To me, that would bring whatever admiration I have for them down a couple pegs if they only wated to hang around my unit while the "action" was going on.

[maranatha]

I think all Geraldo reporting is great, even back in the studio and last night's show with 82nd Airborne should have been required viewing for all schools in the country. It was fantastic. And, like you said, the cherry on top was ending the show with a prayer by the chaplain. The whole show gave me goose bumps and tears. I wrote to Geraldo and Brit Hume (he's the director of news) telling them how patriotic and helpful it was and thanked them for adding the prayer.

[Lauratealeaf]

I wrote to Geraldo and Brit Hume (he's the director of news) telling them how patriotic and helpful it was and thanked them for adding the prayer.

That is a great idea. I am going to write them too.

[kcvl]

Fox News has Rick and the loud noise on again...

[2Jedismom]

And, like you said, the cherry on top was ending the show with a prayer by the chaplain

Who was the chaplain??? Did they say who the chaplain was?? What did he look like?

[maranatha]

I meant to add that Geraldo told about how he was on the streets protesting while soldiers were in Viet Namn. He said later he talked with several vets and they talked with him about how it had made them feel. Geraldo said it was to his constant shame and vowed that if he couldn't serve in the military he would do as much reporting as he could with and about the military for the rest of his career. He loves them.

[Salvation]

**What was the horn in the background?**

The turret turning.

[Lauratealeaf]

Yes, that was impressive that Geraldo admitted he had been wrong. Now, after hearing the news that another blackhawk crashed in Afghanistan today, killing all six aboard I am doubly glad that Geraldo had such a rousing, patriotic show last night giving all the glory to the troops.

[texasbluebell]

Hopefully 9/11 brought him to his senses. His emotion seemed authentic enough last nite but I also know he's a great actor, a la Clinton. Time will tell once he returns stateside.

Re: Geraldo. I don't think he'll forget soon what happened to his neighborhood on 9-11. He's mentioned it a number of times on the air, in fact just 2 or 3 nights ago he again brought up the fact that 70 people were lost from his community, and that a number of children were orphaned.

He's a changed man, I think.

[300winmag]

Who was the chaplain??? Did they say who the chaplain was?? What did he look like?

It was a Major Watters. Not "our" chaplain, but I was scanning faces in the crowd to see if he was there.