“I think in Baghdad, any westerner, journalist or not, has a big dollar sign on his or her forehead. So, first and foremost, you are a ticket to unimaginable wealth. And that makes any trips out of the safe zones very risky.” ThinkingFirstsBigsWealthSafeDollarsJournalistZoneTicketsForeheadsUnimaginableBaghdadWesterners Author:Yaroslav Trofimov
“I did some embedded stuff. And if you are embedded, the only things you see are what the soldiers see, and if the people talk to you, they talk to you as if you are a soldier, because with your flak jacket and your helmet, they can't tell the difference between you and the soldier next to you, and they obviously won't tell you what they really think because they are afraid of you.” PeopleIfsThinkingNextStuffDifferencesSoldierJacketsEmbeddedHelmet Author:Yaroslav Trofimov
“I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise of the anti-American feelings there[in Iraq].” ThinkingHas BeensFeelingsHugeBehaviorIraqFactorsTroopsInsurgencyAnti-american Author:Yaroslav Trofimov
