holy crap

Campbell Robertson is going to Iraq. From The New York Observer:

“We were out last night and he was picking my brain on Iraq,” said Times Baghdad bureau chief Jim Glanz in a telephone interview on June 17. “He said that people have been asking him when he’s going to Iraq. And he said he’ll go once the Tonys are over!”...

“Look, he’s an untraditional war correspondent the way a lot of us are,” said Mr. Glanz, who was a science writer before leaving for Baghdad four years ago. “He’s coming from a different background and point of view from everyone else there. And right now, we can use some fresh ideas and perspectives.”

You can't argue with that, we sure do need a new perspective. What a cool, brave, and unexpected move from the Times' lead theater reporter. I look forward to reading his coverage of what's really happening over there.

Also - if you haven't seen it yet, you must immediately get a copy of No End In Sight, Charles Ferguson's enraging and illuminating documentary on the war in Iraq. You will be shocked at how little we Americans actually know about the real situation, and all that the Bush administration has done to dig the Iraqis into an inescapable hole. Watch it, get mad, and then tell all your friends.