The Game is Afoot

As I've noted here and here, and on my new Victory Coalition sidebar, I've committed F?WF? to be part of an alliance to raise money for Spirit of America's drive to raise money for a Marine-built TV station in Iraq. To understand why this is important read this story from USA Today.

A provisional authority report shows 34 instances from April 8 to 13 in which officials said Al-Jazeera hyped, misreported or distorted events in Iraq. Those ranged from reports of a U.S. F-16 and a Chinook helicopter being shot down to U.S. soldiers killing and mutilating civilians, using cluster bombs and firing at Al-Jazeera reporters.

None of those reports was true, Kimmitt says, but the fallout can be deadly for U.S. forces.

"Much of what we are doing over here depends on the consent and trust of the Iraqi people. When an organization intentionally tries to break that trust and confidence, that puts us in a more precarious position," including Iraqis avenging killings "that we did not do."

(Follow the link on this post to get a more accurate depiction of how our forces conduct themselves.)

If you are so inclined to spare a few bucks, go to Spirit of America and donate some cash to an important cause. As this is somewhat of contest, use the link so the donations can be charted to The Victory Coalition. Thanks.

Thanks to Kevin at Wizbang The Victory Coalition's commanding officer.

UPDATE
As if you needed another reason.

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[Kevin]

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