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1. Editorial

   Time To Go: Why Tribune is like Rumsfeld

   January 1, 2007 08:30 AM

   In the military you shut up and follow orders; otherwise, things fall apart. Still, there can come a point when the strategy is a demonstrable loser. Then, sometimes, it is the generals who must go, or maybe the secretary... Continue reading

2. Feature

   The Continuing Story

   November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

   Richard Engel NBC News I’ve been in Iraq for a while. I’ve been there longer than any of the military guys, and they rotate through, and they’re always the same: at first, you know, they come in with a... Continue reading

3. Feature

   Turning Points

   November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

   Dexter Filkins The New York Times I remember the whole period from October, November, December 2003, everybody — all the reporters — were still playing by the old rules and going where we wanted to go. And everybody would come... Continue reading

4. Feature

   Omens and Incidents

   November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

   Borzou Daragahi Los Angeles Times I know how religious the people in Iraq are, how traditional they are with regard to gender relations and stuff like that. I would see certain stuff and I would just cringe and... Continue reading

5. Feature

   The Reign of the CPA

   November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

   Patrick Cockburn The Independent (London) At a certain point, in 2003, I remember the exact moment the British had moved inside the Green Zone, and I remember going to see a senior diplomat who I actually knew quite well and... Continue reading

6. Feature

   In the Beginning

   November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

   Dexter Filkins The New York Times If you look at the whole arc of this thing, it used to be easy in the beginning, but it was never easy. I remember, literally the first day, driving into Safwan,... Continue reading

7. Editorial

   Assignment Iraq

   November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

   In the middle of 2003, not long after President Bush landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln in May to tell the world that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended,” Time Books came out with a glossy hardback titled... Continue reading

8. Feature

   Liberties and Ambiguities

   November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

   Chris Hondros Getty Images Once the fighting stopped, it seemed like the country was getting more pacified. By mid-April or so, all of the most experienced war journalists said, “Okay, now we can do it our way,” and, much to... Continue reading

9. Feature

   Reporting in Iraq

   November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

   Nir Rosen Freelance writer I met a young Iraqi guy [in April 2003], college student, secular Shia guy, very street-smart, from a poor family, who became a very close friend of mine and sort of trained me how to be... Continue reading

10. Feature

    The Good News

    November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

    Anthony Shadid The Washington Post When I hear this term “good news” [that the press allegedly fails to report], I think of the Arab world I used to cover in 1995, official news agencies, writing about the accomplishments of President... Continue reading

11. Feature

    Enemies and Civilians

    November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

    Anthony Shadid The Washington Post It was before Saddam’s capture. I think it was November 2003. I remember I was out in the countryside in Ramadi, and I was working on a story about how the American military was... Continue reading

12. Feature

    The Embeds

    November 1, 2006 08:30 AM

    Dan Murphy The Christian Science Monitor Embedding is a fancy word for letting journalists go see what the military units do, although that was much more wide open in the Vietnam War, although that was much more of an... Continue reading

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