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To: Ron who wrote (4233)	3/27/2003 10:46:54 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

"My understanding of the facts at this point from the commander on the ground is that this reporter was reporting, in real time, positions, locations, and activities of units engaged in combat," says Bryan Whitman, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. "The commander felt it was necessary and appropriate to remove [Smucker] from his immediate battle space in order not to compromise his mission or endanger personnel of his unit." Smucker was one of several hundred journalists in Iraq who are not officially "embedded" with US troops Smucker and Nelson had enjoyed the Marines' support and protection for several days. "The Marines have been awfully kind to us, helping us leapfrog ahead," when you're a guest you follow the rules or are asked to leave

To: Ron who wrote (4233)	3/28/2003 12:37:05 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 21614

Smucker was one of several hundred journalists in Iraq who are not officially "embedded" with US troops. But he and Monitor photographer Andy Nelson had crossed into Iraq from Kuwait as part of a US Marines convoy. Our aim was to get reporters positioned to cover Baghdad itself once it was safe to do so. Smucker and Nelson had enjoyed the Marines' support and protection for several days. Smucker is lucky he was escorted out of Iraq as opposed to taken out by the Pentagon.