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War reporting - a veteran's guide: Shot at, seized by a murderous mob and chased by kidnappers...
Beirut :: Lebanon | 23 days ago
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She was being sent to Baghdad in advance of a US threat to attack Saddam Hussein's Iraq. But should she go? Were the dangers simply so great that she should not risk her life? I gave her the only advice I could the decision was up to her, but she
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Vick Fitted For Flak Jacket That Guarantees His Health
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Eagles' quarterback Michael Vick has been fitted for a flak jacket that will be lighter, cover more of his torso, and be made of Kevlar. The maker of the flak jacket, Unequal Technologies, has guaranteed that Vick will not get hurt this season.
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City Room: Metropolitan Diary: A Police Stop That Hardly Seemed Routine
New York City :: NY :: USA | 10 months ago
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Archive Recent Posts July 24 Metropolitan Diary: A Manhattan driver looking to buy a bottle of water is suddenly surrounded by heavily armed special officers wearing flak jackets. July 23 Federal officials says consumers should not eat oysters or
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Robert Fisk: The heroic myth and the uncomfortable truth of war reporting
Baghdad :: Iraq | 1 year ago
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It took a lot of courage to get into Homs; Sky News, then the BBC, then a few brave men and women who went to tell the world of the city's anguish and, in at least two cases, suffered themselves. I could only reflect this week, however, how well we
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Byron Donzis, Inventor of Football Flak Jacket, Dies at 79
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Initially, there was that day in the fall of 1978 when Mr. Donzis and a colleague talked their way into a hospital room in Houston where Dan Pastorini, the Houston Oilers quarterback at the time, was recovering from three broken ribs...That was until
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In the five-star Rixos, the media can neither check out nor leave
London :: United Kingdom | almost 2 years ago
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Members of the media mark their flak jackets at the Rixos hotel The journalists trapped in the Rixos al Nasr have nicknamed it "Hotel California" a surreal place, awash with paranoia, where you can check out but never leave. As rebels fight their way
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Prince George man charged with uttering threats
Vancouver :: Canada | almost 2 years ago
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Sometimes it's not what you do, but what you say that counts. Rory Patrick McAllister, a 25-year-old Prince George resident, was arrested and charged this week with uttering threats...Police seized a flak vest, ammunition, four rifles, two hand guns,
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On NPR, N.Y. Times Reporter Leibovich Touts Obama Achievements as They Assess Robert Gibbs
White House :: TN :: USA | over 2 years ago
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On NPR's On The Media on January 8, NPR's Bob Garfield assessed the tenure of White House spokesman Robert Gibbs with New York Times political reporter Mark Leibovich. Garfield's primary concern was Gibbs attacking the "professional left" for being
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British firm creates ballistic underwear for soldiers
Washington :: DC :: USA | over 2 years ago
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A British firm has come up with what it calls ballistic underwear that is designed to shield soldiers' femoral arteries and, perhaps more importantly, their nether regions from the shrapnel and flames spewed from IEDs. "Protection for your privates,
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TV reporter loves world's hotspots
New Delhi :: India | almost 3 years ago
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When Mike McRoberts packs for an overseas assignment, chances are there'll be a flak jacket in his suitcase. The veteran reporter's passport bears stamps from Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Israel, tiny inked mementoes from his six action-packed
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