Word: daylight
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...study the movie version of All the President's Men, which retains, long after the fact, its itchy power, you see that without Deep Throat, it would be a much less absorbing film. Mostly it is about a pair of reporters wearing out shoe leather, often enough in broad daylight or under the bright lights of the Washington Post newsroom, as they pursue their frustrating leads. That is entertaining, especially because we know how high the stakes in the game are. But it is not electrifying...
...good or better or more comprehensive intelligence picture, and combine that with last-minute reporting which may have led to a more successful operational outcome. With the benefit of hindsight, if we had our time again we would say 'You (the US commanders) are sending your people in broad daylight into a valley surrounded by cave systems and networks that are probably still in use, and you are going to do that without having eyes on the insurgents. It's madness...
...Before the first rays of the sun scraped over the icy mountains that marked the Pakistan border, the men had chosen one of the mountain bunkers as their cover for the daylight hours, says one of the troopers, who spoke to Time on condition of anonymity. He describes the decision as a "curious tactic," given that enemy fighters in the area might have been expected to know the bunker's location. It was the first hint, the trooper says, that on this patrol, the leader wasn't doing things entirely by the book...
...Hopes that the insurgency might be waning in the wake of January's elections have proved premature. It appears to have been retooling and reorganizing, launching a blistering wave of attacks that range from full-blown daylight assaults by guerrilla units to relentless terror strikes on Shiite and Kurdish civilians. More than 200 people have been killed in insurgent attacks since last Friday, and Baghdad sees an average of 20 insurgent attacks...
Cowpuncher Ross Knox stays behind, watching the coming dawn. Daylight reveals a clash of cultures, old and new. Less than 50 ft. from the fire stands a pickup truck that hauls the cook wagon from camp to camp. In the distance, 18-wheelers fly down Interstate 40. As his friends ride off to round up cattle, Knox ambles back to the fire for another cup of coffee...