After reading the article Arwa Damon, I have but one reaction. I am even more against the idea of embedded reporters. Her relationship has clouded her objectivity, which is the goal behind embedding reporters. "Friends don't rat out friends", or so the hope is situations like this. The military hopes that those bonds that form between a reporter and the soldiers they are embedded with will make questionable events, that deserve to hit the wire, disappear so as not to put frienships in jeopardy. Reporters are supposed to be impartial and report the facts. It appears this reporter is now incapable of doing so. If I were CNN I would reassign her to some fluff detail or out right can her. She's no longer a reliable source for news. Her article just discreditted herself.
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