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May 22 2007
FAT GUY AND THE THREE HOME DUDES Print E-mail
Written by JD Johannes   
Tuesday, 22 May 2007

"Hey Sir, there's fat little dude with a broken arm!" Specialist Parker yelled down from the gunner's turret in the Humvee.

With those words the hunt for the Jaysha Mahdi militia boss in Baghdad's Mahala 885 moved from tips from informants to intelligence databases, to humvees to a foot race.

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May 18 2007
Dora and West Rasheed Districts Print E-mail
Written by JD Johannes   
Friday, 18 May 2007

I spent three weeks with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in the Dora and West Rasheed districts of Baghdad.

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May 17 2007
CONFLICT IN THE RANKS Print E-mail
Written by JD Johannes   
Thursday, 17 May 2007

There is a growing dispute in the junior enlisted ranks of the Army and Marines that is pitting soldier against Soldier against Soldier and Marine against Marine.


This dispute is affecting unit cohesion and if not checked could lead to an unreparable fissure in our military.

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May 13 2007
Looking for That Civil War We are Bogged Down in Print E-mail
Written by JD Johannes   
Monday, 14 May 2007

Quick Note:

I've been out living among the Iraqi Police.  Some people would say I was living among the Jaysh al Mahdi  but I don't think the police are 100% JAM, maybe 10% JAM and 90% display the usual arab work ethic which is, uh, somewhere below the French work ethic.

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May 10 2007
OTW One Time Radio Broadcast Print E-mail
Thursday, 10 May 2007

There will be a one time radio broadcast of Outside the Wire this Sunday May 13th with additional bonus audio not in the movie.

Visit Talking with Heroes to find out more.

 
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