Welcome...and initial guidelines...

This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

Weekly plans and other materials will always be posted in Vista, not this blog. So go to Bb Vista to get the discussion prompts and other instructions.

I intend this blog to manage our discussions and track our collective investigation.

You should have received an email from me inviting you to become a contributor to this blog. The email was sent Monday afternoon to your official Drexel email address.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Reports of Embedders

This blog contains a bunch of first-hand accounts from special reporters in the field known as "embedders" These reporters are part of a special unit of reporters authorized by the pentagon to actually be in the field during battle, and report on what they see. It is entrusted in them that they will not give away valuable military strategies and intelligence that might put Americans at risk to attack. The embedders were authorized because of complaints from the media that reporters were not allowed to get close enough to the action. They have to bring all of their own protective gear and are responsible for themselves. This blog contains the reports of ten embedders.

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