Thanks to a reader – Rob Lantz – I have discovered the Ernie Pyle of our time.

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His name is Michael Yon. Michael works for no paper and lives off donations. He is writing the most compelling material of the conflict in Iraq.

Here is a taste – gripping and so human – so different from CNN

Off course the official Army hates him – but as you can see by this article – the guys love him. He is a real warrior, was in the Special Forces, who can pick up a weapon when it all goes wrong as it does in this story.

What’s really like on the ground for both US Troops – now moved out of the Green Zone and into the community – and for the Iraqis who live there – what do both really need from each other? Here Yon shows us a view not seen before by “Real” journalists who read the press releases in the Green Zone.
Without a paper behind him – he can tell the truth. The more we can publicize his work the more the truth can be told – a glimpse of the “Paper” of the future?