The Hammer

Michael Totten's latest post from Baghdad:
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001502.html

Here is the story of one such interpreter who works with the 82nd Airborne Division in Baghdad. He calls himself “Hammer.”

MJT: Why do you work with Americans? ...

Go to the link for the rest.

Previousl entries from Michael:

Baghdad Raid Night
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001499.html

"We're going to use you as bait ...."

The Rule, Not the Exception
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001498.html

In the Wake of the Surge
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001497.html

RIP: The Last Honest Newspaper

Your wait in the supermarket checkout line is about to get a little duller.

Our nation will be totlly unprepared when space aliens attack.

And you may never find out what really happened to Elvis.

Spook86 breaks the bad news:
http://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/08/when-making-up-news-was-respectable.html