Fallujah catches its breath
Despite Bush's deceptive rhetoric and mishandling of the war, the Marines I rode with here have won a delicate peace in this once-deadly city.
Tuesday, Aug 21, 2007 11:16 AM UTC 27News George W. Bush, Iraq war, Iraq
David J. Morris
News George W. Bush, Iraq war, Iraq
America’s dangerous trigger finger
Why the killing of civilians by U.S. Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq could have profound strategic consequences.
Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 11:31 AM UTC 26All Salon Osama Bin Laden, Abu Ghraib
Inside the Iraqi forces fiasco
The U.S. effort to train Iraqi forces -- and bring our troops home -- is mired in bureaucratic mismanagement, inept recruits and astonishing shortages of equipment.
Monday, Aug 14, 2006 12:55 PM UTC 39News Iraq, Middle East
Playing cowboys and Indians
The military's emphasis on capturing Fallujah reveals a mind-set stuck in Western frontier mode.
Friday, Nov 12, 2004 4:09 PM UTCAll Salon Iraq war
Tip of the iceberg
As I learned while embedded in Iraq, the highly lethal explosives stolen from Al Qaqaa are just a fraction of the mountain of poorly secured munitions that could be turned against U.S. soldiers and citizens.
Tuesday, Oct 26, 2004 6:33 PM UTCNews 2004 Elections, Terrorism, Iraq
Turning point
A journalist who was embedded with the U.S. Marines in Fallujah explains how the Bush White House lost the key battle of the Iraq war.
Thursday, Sep 16, 2004 11:17 PM UTCNews Iraq war
The shadowy world of Special Operations
Any strike against bin Laden will rely heavily on the military's Special Forces, known for daring, high-risk raids that are all too often disastrous.
Thursday, Sep 20, 2001 9:59 PM UTCNews U.S. Military
David J. Morris is a former Marine officer and the author of "Storm on the Horizon: Khafji -- The Battle That Changed the Course of the Gulf War" (Free Press). He has embedded with Marines in Iraq for multiple tours since 2004.
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