Myths of Iraq

I opened this blog some time ago with a mention of the medias unwillingness and inability to get it right about Iraq. I was reminded of that again while reading some "boots on the ground" blogs (try it, they're easy to find). There are too many first hand reports, some from members of the media themselves, to excuse the perpetually inaccurate reports of the conditions in Iraq. One such pointed account by Mr. Ralph Peters can be found here: Myths of Iraq. While I admire and respect Ralph Peters and his writing I can't help but believe that if he can dig out these facts a trained reporter on the ground in Iraq could not see these same things. Granted Mr. Peters is retired Army and may have a friendly contact or two but much of what he sites here is common "man on the street" observation. Surely the highly trained and motivated members of the world's media could discover these things if they wanted to!