Bearing Witness: Reuters Presents Five Years Of War Coverage

On March 20, 2003, US and British forces invaded Iraq in what they said was a mission to rid Iraq of weapons of mass destruction.

21 days later, the world watch Saddam Hussein's rule crumble after 24 years of dictatorship.

Through half a decade of war, a team of 100 Reuters correspondents, photographers, cameramen, and support staff have strived to bring the world news from the most dangerous country for the press.

This is their testimony - bearing witness to ensure the story of Iraq is not lost.

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ALSO: From TVNewser:

Five years ago today, CNN's Kyra Phillips was on board the USS Abraham Lincoln as the opening salvos in the Iraq War were launched. "As a journalist, I knew I was witnessing history," she tells TVNewser. "Personally, I couldn't stop thinking about all the lives that were at stake, whether it was the Iraqi people, or the U.S. military."

Or the journalists. Fox News Channel's Greg Kelly was also in Iraq at the start, and he, too, clearly remembers the danger. Kelly was on the ground, embedded with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade. "I thought we'd be kept on the sidelines...[that the military was] not actually going to have us with them on the frontlines," Kelly says. But Kelly and colleagues from other networks got extraordinary upfront access. Four reporters did not survive the assignment, including NBC's David Bloom.

Read the whole story: Reuters

Comments

[esquire07]

01:55 PM on 03/19/2008

Its not a "War" silly - only Congress can declare War. It is a Business transaction - killing untold thousand for Oil and Arms profits - nothing more.

The Constituion is dead - soon the American "middle class" will be dead. Absolute power for absolute profit. The War profitiering criminals at the White House have killed the Constituion and soon they will kill you. The next false flag terrorist attack will make 9/11 look liek a fire cracker - brought to you once agian by Bush/Cheney and their criminal compadres. Watch as the Republic Dies and the "American Dream" dies with it.

How disgusting - the whole thing. Ignorance and greed. The Iraq "War" bill is coming due.

[BongWater]

01:26 PM on 03/19/2008

There was five years of coverage this weekend in meetings called Winter Soldier.

Unlike the massaged, spun, selective lies from Reuters, these Iraqi veterans told the truth.

http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/19/half_a_decade_of_war_five

[researcher]

01:07 PM on 03/19/2008

in their hearts most americans are imperialists and many are out and out war mongers.

6 decades of capitalism and a huge industrial military complex and a self righteous american mentality has created a nation of imperialists.

karma will do its thing and most americans will stay in denial for decades and continue to blame politicans without looking in a mirror.

now china can we have some more money to continue this war.

and the dollar is doing what against the euro.

hey caterpillar is selling lots of their stuff.

in america corp fascism has taken over and the trickle down trickled up to the have mores.

chalk one up for reagan. gotcha. the have mores win again. look at history they always win until the masses overthrow them.

the cycle repeats itself over and over and over etc.

why do you think jefferson recommended revolution every 200 years. we are now 30 years overdue.

[pesfb]

12:21 PM on 03/19/2008

Oh, there's been five years of war coverage? Then why haven't the American people seen or read any of it?

[Enid]

11:45 AM on 03/19/2008

Can you imagine its your home your county.

Posted there with US tv, cell phones, McDonalds and all the conforts of home
and paid as well is sweet.

and you think we have a morgage problem. try getting one there.

[Kurukulla]

10:44 AM on 03/19/2008

Kyra Phillips looked pissed this morning. I would be too.

[Kurukulla]

10:28 AM on 03/19/2008

Could you even imagine being posted their for five years. Day in and day out. Horrible.