It was supposed to be a quiet weekend in Washington (…). I had just put on my mountain biking shoes, ready to clip into the pedals for a ride around the forest near Andrews Air Force base outside Washington, when I got THE CALL. It was a White House staffer, asking that we meet in three hours at a secret location known only to Reuters correspondent Matt Spetalnick and I, where we were to be told details of a special secret visit by U.S. President Bush to Iraq.
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Video: Inside the surge
The Guardian’s award-winning photographer and filmmaker Sean Smith spent two months embedded with US troops in Baghdad and Anbar province. His harrowing documentary exposes the exhaustion and disillusionment of the soldiers.
The comments of the last soldier speaking to the camera are pretty deep…
Some assignments end up being more costly than the rate you are paid.
*Sigh*
Oh! And my pair of jeans is written off.
Lesson of the day: Roots can get OUT of the ground and become a deadly and sneaky trap.
For the one new here, part I and II of « Photojournalist – a Dangerous job » are on the older version of my blog.
