I just read a piece on Something Awful (usually a comedy site) that some of you might find interesting - this is an update from an American soldier serving in Kirkuk right now, along with photos and a 9 minute video from a bunker there when they were under fire.
From the intro to the piece:
"On December 15th of last year I posted an article here at Something Awful about one of our forum users named GreenMeat being shipped off with his unit to Iraq without the hardened body armor they had been promised. Through the help of our forum members and our readers, as well as generous donations from FARK members, we raised over 20,000 dollars to purchase 62 Class IV trauma plates for 31 soldiers. The donations also provided accompanying carrier vests when needed and a massive set of care packages for our military buddies.
I had not heard from GreenMeat in several months, but Friday I found a padded envelope waiting in my mailbox. Inside was a letter from Iraq as well as a CD containing a stunning video and a number of interesting photographs. For those of you who don’t care about GreenMeat or really would rather not hear a personal account from Iraq then you won’t hurt my feelings by skipping this update. This is for the people who donated and the people who want a personal and politics-free look at what it’s like in Iraq."
