Posts Tagged ‘Trail’
Al Qaeda’s Great Escape: The Military and the Media on Terrors Trail
July 30th, 2010 | 
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Details how Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda fighters slipped out of Afghanistan during the battles of Tora Bora and Operation Anaconda. The author also charges that Western media outlets, keen to satisfy their audience’s thirst for revenge, lost their grasp on journalistic objectivity while covering bin Laden’s pursuit. Blinding patriotism and reliance on Pentagon press releases led them to described events not reflecting reality on the ground. He contends tha… More >>
Al Qaeda’s Fantastic Escape: The Military and the Media on Terrors Trail
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Red Cloud’s War: The Bozeman Trail, 1866-1868
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On a cold December day in 1866, Captain William J. Fetterman disobeyed orders and spurred his men across Lodge Trail Ridge in pursuit of a group of retreating Lakota Sioux, Arapahos, and Cheyennes. He saw a perfect opportunity to punish the tribes for harassing travelers on the Bozeman Trail and attacking wood trains sent out from nearby Fort Phil Kearny. In a sudden turn of events, his command was, within moments, annihilated. John D. McDermott s masterful retellin… More >>