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Michael Yon Dispatch

Jul-31-2007 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

Yon, embedded with the 3/2 SBCT, has published a new dispatch titled Bread and a Circus, Part I of II. Excerpt:

The people of Baqubah learned to hate and be terrified of al Qaeda. On the evening of the 18th, just hours before the attack scheduled for 0100 on the 19th, C-52 gathered around the back of the Strykers. Men and machines were loaded for toe-to-toe combat with al Qaeda. But they were not going in alone. Local enemies, who previously were deeply entwined with al Qaeda and had blown up and shot Americans, had turned on al Qaeda, and their help would lead to the death and capture of many of our now common enemy.

The attack was on.

Jets, gun ships, helicopters and UAVs were in the air. A helicopter air assault was preparing to launch. Cannons steadied on their targets. Large MLRS rockets dozens of miles from Baqubah were dialed in. Special Forces, spies, lies and tricks of all sorts were arrayed against those who would stand and fight. And those who would stand had prepared massive ambushes for us.

Related Information: If you enjoy Yon's reporting be sure to check in with another independent journalist embedded in Iraq - Michael Totten. He's with the 82nd Airborne in Baghdad right now.


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