Yeah, I noticed the Guardian story a few days ago. The BBC also picked it up. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/3028585.stm)
It looks like the "rescue" was literally staged for the embedded Fox News cameraman. There were no Iraqi troops in the area, the Americans were shooting blanks, and they'd sent in a scout a few days prior to find out exactly where she was staying.
But don't expect the US news media to give this any sort of mention, let alone the saturation coverage it had during the war. Questioning the government is unpatriotic.
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Date: 2003-05-17 04:20 (UTC)It looks like the "rescue" was literally staged for the embedded Fox News cameraman. There were no Iraqi troops in the area, the Americans were shooting blanks, and they'd sent in a scout a few days prior to find out exactly where she was staying.
But don't expect the US news media to give this any sort of mention, let alone the saturation coverage it had during the war. Questioning the government is unpatriotic.