I'm back.
#1. No more trips to warzones for me.
#2. The Greenzone is no more safe than other parts of Baghdad*. We were shelled daily, sometimes twice.
#3. I spent more time outside the Greenzone than I had previously planned.
#4. Soldiers will maturbate anywhere, anytime.
#5. There are good bars and restaurants outside the GZ. They're kept secret from most people.
#6. I met several reporters who had never been outside the GZ, and they'd been there for months.
#7. It's damn hot. No way anyone can comprehend - beyond Texas heat; beyond Death Valley heat.
#8. Stricly Fox news on all TVs in there. Remote controls were rare, so no changing the channel.
#9. These soldiers are young. the media doesn't really go into how young these kids are.
#10. Yeah, I was shot at. I think.
I spent 14 days in Iraq, 2 days in Pakistan, 2 days back in Iraq, and finally home. I need some time to sleep and get myself back on track, then I will sort through the pics that will go unpublished and post them.
* edit: only in the newer perimeter. the zone grew day by day, so at the innermost section it was totally safe; i saw women in skirts and shorts. but the outer parts were pretty bad; i saw guys take it.
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