The Fog of War

Wendell Steavenson, a former reporter for Time, now a foreign correspondent for slate, gives this chilling account of the events in Fallujah. Not much news has trickled out of Fallujah since the weekend, and its important for Americans to try and fully grasp what has really transpired there.

Preliminary Statistics show close to 600 Iraqis have been killed in Fallujah.

70 U.S. Forces have been killed since April 1.

Update: Another horrifying account of Fallujah.

I don't link to these stories to condemn the brave men and women fighting in Iraq, but rather to highlight the real difficulties our soldiers are having at identifying who the enemy truly is. By sheltering us from the horrors of warfare our press is doing us a great disservice.