https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/08/25/a-rumor-of-war/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 16:45:09 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Yon&#8217;s embed with British forces was canceled for reasons that are still unclear. He writes in his latest post that &#8220;the British Ministry of Defence canceled my embed after today&#8217;s dispatch.  Please Read &#8220;Bad Medicine&#8221;. My own guess is that his dispatch was too high resolution for the British to be comfortable with, the question being in what respect. Bad Medicine is a textbook example of how a &#8220;journalist&#8221; should describe a combat scene. You get a sense of terrain, tactical advantages and disadvantages on each side, morale and fire support. You get almost none of these in your standard journalist&#8217;s report.]]>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:12:47 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/08/25/a-rumor-of-war-n189018