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Reporters Walk a Fine Line in Iraq's Sand.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, March, 2003

By Richard Huff, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 27--The military's "embed" program has been heralded by critics, but traveling as part of a military unit isn't for everyone.

For others, there's the solo route, which is equally, if not more, dangerous for those willing to take the job.

"I'm navigating a narrow path between the good guys and the bandits," said CBS' Scott Pelley, who has been in southern Iraq for days. "We're really in a no man's land. The towns are a free-for-all.... There's no food, no water, no electricity."

Such conditions make it difficult for the Iraqi people, and add to the stress of reporters trying to cover the story outside of the embed program.

"I find the...

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