Another Blogosphere Triumph over Old Media

In From the Cold can explain this better than me:

The blogosphere is abuzz about "Shock Troops" a combat
"dispatch," published in the current edition of The New Republic. Supposedly the work of a U.S. soldier serving in Iraq, the article details alleged, atrocious behavior by American troops, ranging from running over dogs with Bradley fighting vehicles,
to mocking a victim of an IED attack. Michael Goldfarb at the WorldwideStandard.com (and others) have been
doing yeoman's work in debunking these claims.

My own thought is, this sounds much like the stuff which is emanating from Holly wood these days concerning the troops (read:ALL FICTION!) For exerts of the article, plus counterpoints from the bloggers, check out these links:

Fact or Fiction?

"Shock Troops" Update.

More on "Shock Troops".

"Shock Troops" Links.

Oh, and Michael Yon says "That story about American soldiers at FOB Falcon sounds like complete garbage. I spent time with them this year, and in fact keep them on the front page of my site. 1-4 CAV is an excellent unit."

Update-Ace of Spades compares New Republic's tale to John Kerry's Winter Soldier false testimony (scroll down).