Dawn Patrol

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IRAQ

CRUMP! -- [One Marines View - in Iraq]
Silent, dark ……..a bit chilly, then the most annoying sound you can imagine blaring in my ear. The alarm clock! Strategically, I smack it down but its china made plastic makes it durable as only for it to roll under my rack and continue to blare its annoying noise. I get moving stand up………..Crump! A single mortar round impacts close enough to rattle my hooch, with the glass rattling. Silence………maybe it was a single round as they like to shoot and scoot and Im counting seconds to my self to measure flight time, one thousand one one thousand two. Perhaps it was a single…….. Crump, Crump two more impacts hit.

WAR REPORT: Nov. 16 - 26 -- [WELCOME TO EAST OF KURDISTAN - Iraqis in UK]
Clashes between Kurdish HPG and Iranian military forces, sabotage attacks on a Turkish military train in Hakkari and Turkish military telecommunication access points in Osmaniye and hot clashes between Turkish military and HPG guerrillas all over Botan, were reported by the HPG Press and Liaison Office (BIM) in communiques between Nov. 16 and Nov. 26.

Transferring Control -- [ThreatsWatch.Org - Bill Roggio - in Iraq]
HUSAYBAH, IRAQ: The morning began with a patrol in the darkness to a home on the far side of Husaybah. 1st Platoon of Lima Company, 3rd Marines, 6th Battalion, received a tip that am Improvised Explosive Device was located outside the home. After a scan of the property, the joint Marine & Iraqi Army squad entered the home for a search. Nothing was found but a startled family of three. They cooperated with the search, and we left waving goodbye to the smiling father and child. Mom didn’t appear too happy.

Combined Forces -- [ThreatsWatch.Org - Bill Roggio - in Iraq]
Life with Iraqi forces and U.S. Marines at Battle Position Beirut
HUSAYBAH, IRAQ: A new batch of Iraqi troops rotated into service at Battle Position Beirut as the last group was heading out on leave. The Iraqi soldiers are an extremely friendly bunch and very interested in getting to know you. Several of the soldiers spoke English, and served as translators for the groups who came by to say hello. All were extremely interested in the satellite connection and accessing the Internet from such a remote location. Looks of wonder appeared on their faces as they repeated “Internet? Internet!” To be fair, many of the Marines expressed amazement as well.

Running after "Haj Cong" -- [An independent look at Iraq - Ind. journalist in Iraq]
We were the center of attention this morning on the banks of the Tigris River. Locals, mostly men and boys, stood around us. They stared or quietly asked us for small items, “chockalata, mistah or “sura mistah?”

All of us had a feeling the today would be one of those days. It would drag on and on. No amount of cigarettes or small talk would make it go faster.

...Then I noticed there were no kids around. Kids are around us all the time here. This was different. No kids mean something is going to happen. ...

Progress IS Being Made -- [They Call Us, "Doc"]
...If you want to know if progress is being made in Iraq, I can tell you, "YES." As the Medic on the MTT (Military Training Team), I was personally involved in the training of hundreds of Iraqi Army troops (and some Iraqi Police).
The vast majority of the Iraqi Security Forces that we trained are dedicated and want to learn as much as they can so that they can soon take over the security and stability of their new, free nation...

Lost and Left -- [Sisyphus Today... - in Iraq]
Just taking a brief left turn from current topics on my mind to expose a more human side of my recent experiences. I have gone through a lot of angst this year in how I view my participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Depending on the scope, I have differing attitudes towards Iraq, its people, the 'enemy', and our mission.

Operation Iron Hammer in Hit -- [ThreatsWatch.Org - Bill Roggio - in Iraq]
Coalition forces have launched Operation Iron Hammer in the city of Hit. This is a multi-battalion operation consisting of one Iraqi and two to three U.S. battalions; approximately 500 Iraqi Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division and 1,500 Marines and Sailors from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit along with 500 Soldiers from 2nd Battalion-114th Field Artillery Regiment.”

Acts of kindness should be the norm -- [The will to Exist - in Iraq]
I work with an interpreter in my job because my current Arabic is limited to a few words. A few days ago, a man was waiting in line and the intrepreter was assisting him in filling out his badge renewal form. I heard laughter coming from that part of the room a few times. I hear laughter a lot. Sometimes it is forced, and sometimes it is drunken, and every now and then it is pure and infectious, making those who hear it smile without realizing that they are. The laughter I heard coming from my intrepreter was last of these types of laughter. It made me smile and only after I smiled did I realize that I had.

I looked over and saw a small man sitting in a chair,

Loony peace activists kidnapped -- [Phil and Becky - Phil's in Iraq]
I read this article via Early Bird News about four peace activists kidnapped by insurgents. This unfortunate turn of events has caused the group to rethink who the real villains are here in Iraq.

Er, wait... no it hasn't. Here is the statement from Christian Peacemaker Teams, an antiwar organization out of Chicago:

Haiku Of Links -- [The Stupid Shall Be Punished]
Naïve progressives
Kidnapped by those they support
The U.S. did it!

(And while the CPT was just being rhetorical -- I think -- here's a moonbat who thinks that a U.S. military "black ops" team really did kidnap them.)

Evil celebrates evil -- [Peace like a River]
My fellow MOB blogger, friend and good guy Uncle Ben from Hammerswing75 had some troubling news on Monday:
This post is going to be difficult to write. Four civilians were kidnapped in Iraq on Saturday. I haven't been able to find lots of details, but here is the general story, which is:...

The Victory Roadmap: White House Releases National Strategy for Victory in Iraq -- [Bobby's World]
There have been more than a few things about the War on Terror (in general) and the War in Iraq (specifically) that have frustrated me. Some of it has been internally directed-- mistakes made by our military forces or other government actors because of bureaucratic inertia (e.g., the reluctance to understand and accept that an unconventional war requires different tactics and methods than a maneuver war), misguided perceptions (e.g., prematurely disbanding the old Iraqi army and refusing the multinational Muslim Corps as a supplemental peacekeeping force), or just plain downright stupidity (e.g, Abu Ghraib).

Operation Wishbone -- [Iraq Pictures - in Iraq]
A blocking position is put in place in support of C Co. 2-502 conducting Operation Wishbone. The blocking position was set to ensure no one enters or leaves the area of operations during the mission...

National Strategy for Victory in Iraq -- [GOP Blog]
The following document articulates the broad strategy the President set forth in 2003 and provides an update on our progress as well as the challenges remaining.

"The United States has no intention of determining the precise form of Iraq's new government. That choice belongs to the Iraqi people. Yet, we will ensure that one brutal dictator is not replaced by another. All Iraqis must have a voice in the new government, and all citizens must have their rights protected.

POTUS Speech Open Thread -- [Kris Alexander - Intel Dump]
...The middle part of the speech was the real meat of what he had to say, and he told me some things that I did not know about what the Iraqi security forces have accomplished. And that’s a problem. I’m a fairly well informed person. I should know these things. If the Iraqi security forces are doing as well as the president says, the administration better figure out a way to start showing that progress in order to instill confidence in both the Iraqi and American people. Why are there no embeds in Iraqi military units? We ought to be publicly pressuring media outlets like Al Jezzera to start showing what is happening. What the president had to say has an interesting juxtaposition to James Fallow’s story in this month’s Atlantic.

Feingold: Pay No Attention to That Elected Government In the Corner -- [NZ Bear]
Here's an appalling little exchange I heard on NPR this morning, where Senator Russ Feingold, everybody's favorite defender of free speech, exercises his own to question the legitimacy of the elected Iraqi government.

Want to know which Iraqi party shares more political views with you? -- [Iraq the Model - Iraqis in Iraq]
It’s kind of possible now, this website offers an interesting interactive “Electionnaire” that will ask you 25 questions on the top political topics in Iraq.

Multiple Questions from Maria -- [Ask The Soldiers - in Iraq]
First and foremost,thank you for starting Ask the Soldiers. What a great idea! I do have a few questions.
How is the morale of the troops? I am very concern because I feel you have the hardest of jobs being stationed in Iraq. I'm sure it's hard enough being in a war —without feeling the country is becoming divided about it. Are the troops affected by what is going on back home, or do they pretty much ignore it?...

Sister Riverbend -- [IraqPundit- an Iraqi in exile]
...This blog has condemned the violence against Iraqi civilians whether by U.S. soldiers, Zarqawi thugs, Badr thugs, Mehdi thugs and so on. Why, Riverbend, would you say, that you hate suicide bombers, "But I completely understand how people get there"? We all have problems in this World but don't have to kill innocent civilians in order to solve them. You know very well that the thugs deliberately target civilians at mosques, schools, funerals and hospitals.

Saddam Supporters Welcomed in Europe -- [Strategy Page]
November 30, 2005: Oops, some of Saddam Hussein’s henchmen have been found, hiding out from war crimes prosecution, as “war refugees” in Western Europe. Thousands of men (and a few women) who had done Saddam’s dirty work, hastily fled Iraq after the American 2003 invasion. Some had developed “escape plans,” while others just grabbed all the cash (American hundred dollar bills were a favorite) and portable valuables they could, jumped into the Mercedes, and headed for Syria or Jordan. With enough cash, new identification can be bought, and asylum sought in Europe.

MSM REPORTS ON IRAQ

Bush Refuses to Set Timetable for Iraq War -- (AP)
WASHINGTON - Amid growing pressure to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, President Bush is refusing to set a timetable but indicating that by 2006, Iraqi forces will be sufficiently trained to let American troops shift to less visible and possibly less dangerous roles. In a speech Wednesday at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., Bush spelled out what he called his strategy for victory in Iraq, a plan that contained no new approaches and no start date for withdrawing U.S. troops. He urged patience, claimed steady progress and vowed to accept nothing less than "complete victory."

Pelosi Calls for Withdrawal From Iraq -- (AP)
WASHINGTON -- House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday embraced a call by a prominent member of her rank-and-file to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, two weeks after she declined to endorse it....

Iraqi adviser predicts looming US pull-out -- (Financial Times)
| Iraq's national security adviser is predicting that as many as 60,000 US-led coalition troops will be withdrawn by the end of next year, with most of the rest leaving by the end of 2007. | Muaffak a...

Bush Attempts Hard Sell on Iraq Progress -- (AP)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's depiction of Iraqi security forces as "helping to turn the tide" is difficult to square with persistent setbacks in handing control of the country back to its own people....

UP IN THE AIR Where is the Iraq war headed next? -- (The New Yorker )...Seymour Hersh
...The former senior official said that after the election he made a lengthy inspection visit to Iraq and reported his findings to Bush in the White House: “I said to the President, ‘We’re not winning the war.’ And he asked, ‘Are we losing?’ I said, ‘Not yet.’ ” The President, he said, “appeared displeased” with that answer.

“I tried to tell him,” the former senior official said. “And he couldn’t hear it.”

U.S. occupation makes Hussein regime look good -- (SaFran Chronicle)
Yet, as investigative reporter Seymour Hersh reports in the current issue of the New Yorker, it is unclear what it's going to take to convince our increasingly isolated commander in chief to change course. Bush, according to a highly placed unnamed source Hersh cites, thinks his razor-thin win in 2004 is "another manifestation of divine purpose," and that history will judge him well.

Kurdish Oil Deal Shocks Iraq -- (LA Times)
'This is unprecedented,' one official says after a Norwegian firm begins drilling in the north.
A controversial oil exploration deal between Iraq's autonomy-minded Kurds and a Norwegian company got underway this week without the approval of the central government here, raising a potentially explosive issue at a time of heightened ethnic and sectarian tensions.

U.S. Use of `pillars' Echoes Muslims -- (AP)
A Bush administration policy paper outlines eight "pillars" of its strategy to win the war in Iraq - a word that echoes the five "pillars of Islam," used by Muslims to describe the bases of their faith....

What 'staying the course' really means -- (Asia Times)
Nearly three years into the war in Iraq, the Bush administration tells us that it wasn't about weapons of mass destruction or Iraqi ties to al-Qaeda, but about America's holy miss...

Joint U.S.-Iraqi Sweeps Target Insurgency -- (AP)
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a joint operation Wednesday in an area west of Baghdad used to rig car bombs, while American soldiers rounded up 33 suspected insurgents in a sweep of southern parts of the capital. About 500 Iraqi troops joined 2,000 U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors in a move to clear insurgents from an area on the eastern side of the Euphrates river near Hit, 85 miles west of Baghdad, the U.S. command said in a statement.

IRAQ: MILITANTS TAKE CONTROL OF RAMADI -- (AKI)
Baghdad, 1 Dec.- Armed Iraqi militants have attacked several US military bases near the city of Ramadi, in the volatile Anbar region of Iraq, as well as the offices of the city's governor, firing mortar rounds and rockets, satellite TV network Al Jazeera reports. The guerrillas are said to have taken control of all the main roads in Ramadi, with around 400 heavily armed and masked men patrolling the streets and setting up checkpoints on roads in and out of the city.

AFGHANISTAN

Afghan National Army -- [Iraqi Bounty Hunter]
Afghan soldiers from the 4-1 Afghan National Army Battery run a crew member drill on a 10 5 MM Howitzer, Nov. 19, 2005, during Operation Atal Wali conducted at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan flashback!! -- [Travels with Shiloh]
Here's a story from one of my little excursions. It took place in August of 2003. Enjoy!
We received a report of an artillery piece and an anti-aircraft gun within a few miles of our base. We weren’t positive if they were a threat or not, but we really didn’t want to take any chances. Our base commander had a meeting with the local warlord in charge of that area and he said “Sure, go ahead and disable those guns.” So, that’s what we decided to do.

MSM REPORTS ON AFGHANISTAN

U.S. Promises to Back Dutch in Afghanistan -- (AP)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The United States promised Wednesday that Dutch troops deploying to Afghanistan would receive military support, hoping to avert a reversal of the Netherlands' agreement to send 1,100 peacekeepers.

OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

Shopping in Aswan (international incident adverted #2) -- [Patiently Waiting - Blue Star Wife visiting Eygpt]
The photos will take a week to come back to me, so I will just post some of them later. Again this is out of date order but it is funny enough that I really don’t want to forget it.

If you have ever been to a country that barters or haggles, or even if you’ve been down a carnival strip of side show tents you should know exactly what I mean. Walking down a street Aswan is somewhat like a gauntlet, with the barkers calling out to you and often stroking your ego. If you spend just five minutes in their store, they hope that you will leave with a gift in your hand and money in their wallet.

MSM REPORTS ON OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

Polls Open in 3rd Round of Egypt Elections -- (AP)
ZAGAZIG, Egypt -- Voting was light and the atmosphere peaceful when polls opened in this Nile Delta city Thursday for the third round of Egypt's legislative elections, which have been marred by violence and allegations of fraud....

Japan to Submit Female Succession Bill -- (AP)
TOKYO-- The Japanese government will submit a bill to allow women to assume the imperial throne in the parliamentary session starting in January, a top official said Thursday....

SAUDI ARABIA: TWO WOMEN ELECTED IN LANDMARK VOTE -- (AKI)
Jeddah, 1 Dec. - Two women have been elected to the board of directors of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce, in a landmark vote. Lama al-Sulaiman and Nashwa Taher surprised everyone by winning two of the 12 seats on the board in an election where women were allowed to run for the first time, but which none of the 17 female candidates were expected to win.

TERRORISM

14 Terror Suspects Detained In Belgium -- [Outside the Beltway]
Buried on page A19 of the Washington Post we find...
...Good to see the Belgian Police taking some action here, as they have been scandal ridden in the past. Belgium has Moslem integration problems similar to France, with huge unemployment among the Moslem youth.

Yemen, sponsor of terror again? -- [Counterterrorism Blog]
Indeed as the Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al Awsat recently reported citing Yemeni sources along with Western intelligence services, two AK 47 were used during the Al Qaeda’s attack on the US Consulate in Jeddah last December. The Kalashnikov’s serial numbers proved that these weapons belong to the Yemeni Defense Ministry. According to the same sources, US authorities have ...

Designating the Abu Sayyaf: A Case Study in a Broken Inter-Agency Process -- [Counterterrorism Blog]
The US Government’s effort to block of terrorist assets is “broken” according to the forthcoming GAO report, leaked to the New York Times. The turf wars between the relevant agencies, Treasury, State, the FBI, the Intel Community, military commands, and the NSC are legion. Each has their own bureaucratic interest in the issue and their missions tend to be at odds with one another especially when it comes to terrorist financing. The State Department’s official response, as quoted in the November 29, 2005, New York Times, denied the lack of inter-agency coordination: "No interagency process is without flaws," but continued: “there is much evidence” that the inter-agency working group on terrorist financing “is one of the most successful examples of interagency cooperation.”

MSM REPORTS ON TERRORISM

UK airports 'are stop-offs in torture flights' -- (The Times Online)
Eleven police forces were today threatened with legal action if they fail to investigate allegations that UK airports are being used as secret stop-overs by CIA jets transferring terror suspects to torture camps.

Bomb Blast Injures 30 in Bangladesh Town -- (AP)
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A powerful blast ripped through a town near the Bangladeshi capital Thursday, wounding about 30 people, officials said, just two days after suspected Islamic suicide bombers killed seven people there. The blast occurred outside a sprawling complex that houses the chief government administrator's office and a courthouse in the town of Gazipur, a police official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

UN gives up on anti-terrorism treaty by year-end -- (Reuters)
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. treaty writers have given up on completing a long-stalled comprehensive treaty against terrorism by the end of the year, as called for by U.N. leaders, diplomats said on Wednesday.
...While 13 global treaties already target various aspects of terrorism, the draft "comprehensive convention on international terrorism" has been stalled in the legal committee since 1996 in a dispute over how to define terrorism.

SUPPORTING THE TROOPS

Operation Phone Home -- [The Word Unheard]
In an effort to facilitate more troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and elsewhere overseas to be able to have more contact with their families and loved ones back home during the Holidays, the USO and Joe Scarborough & MSNBC have apparently teamed up for Operation Phone Home. The goal is to deliver as many phone cards as possible to make that happen. It's very worthy of your attention.

MILITARY

The military is FINALLY defending itself in regards to WP: -- [Balloon Juice]
It is about damned time, and merely reiterates what I have been stating from the beginning. Those who have been making charges that ‘chemical weapons’ were used against civilians, or the more sanitized charge, that we used WP ‘carelessly’ or ‘indiscriminately,’ with no regard for civilian life, have had their charges go without an official response for far too long.

Uniform fun -- [A Healthy Alternative to Work]
The Army has officially (at least here at A Healthy Alternative to Work) entered the "Make Your Own Uniform" phase. This phase exists between the beginning of the issuance of the ACU ("Advanced Combat Uniform") and the wear-out date for the old BDU ("Battle-Dress Uniform"). It's a strange period, and it pretty much means that it's a crapshoot as to what exactly the next soldier you come across is going to be wearing.

Another Fun Email -- [Confessions of a Military Recruiter]
I received an email the other day from Tania Themmen. Here is her email:
I am sure you are inundated with arguments about this, however I couldn't just let this go. Now, I understand the military thinking. We will give you a future. But you fail to mention it may be at the expense of your life. These kids are getting into a war ...

DEBUNK -- [Trying to Grok]
The other day I lost my temper with people who look down their noses at those in the military. Therefore, information on this study caught my attention on the news this morning.

Debunking the myth of the underprivileged soldier -- [Uncle Jimbo - BlackFive]
Lively discussion on gays in the military
Again, for clarity, Uncle Jimbo started this ruckus not Matt/Blackfive. I figured a piece supporting removal of the ban against gays in the military would spark a lively debate and we got one.

UPDATE: One point I haven't made is that the policy prohibiting gays is not due overriding special consideration because it is the status quo.

MSM REPORTS ON MILITARY

Bronze Star Abuse Reappears -- [Strategy Page]
November 30, 2005: American troops are grumbling about what is perceived as disrespectful use of Bronze Star medals as “attaboy” awards for officers and senior NCOs who serve in Iraq, or for lower ranking personnel you want to pin a medal on for no good reason (like giving an IED victim, who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, something in addition to a Purple Heart).

The truth about WP --(LA Times)...John Pike
DESPITE EFFORTS to improve its image abroad, the United States has just suffered a damaging global propaganda defeat. And unfortunately, some of the wounds were self-inflicted.

Three weeks ago, the world's news media erupted into a feeding frenzy over new charges that the Americans were up to their evil old tricks. The story was all too familiar: Once again, it seemed, the United States had committed unspeakable atrocities, then lied about its illegal activities and been exposed. Every day there were fresh revelations and allegations. There is just one problem. It isn't true.

POLITICS

Cindy Sheehan has a secret -- [The Makaha Surf Report (Forward Deployed) - in Iraq]
...What people don't know about Cindy Sheehan is that she openly sides with and allows herself to be photographed with people that have pledged solidarity with Iraqi insurgents. Not only photographed with them, but aiding their causes and giving speeches for them with no shame for who they are and what they stand for.

Whoever am I talking about? Well the ...

Why I Am Not a Leftist Liberal (Part One) -- [Right-Wing of the Gods]
I found this while visiting a very left-wing blog (who referred to me as "a brown shirt" because I dared to state that I was still waiting for John Kerry's form SF 180):

My Liberal Manifesto
Which is great, because at least a liberal is stating what they stand for other than "Bush lied" or being anti-war-in-Iraq. Of course I want to use this to re-iterate to why we oppose such ideas, because we (conservatives) aren't racists, fascists, uncompassionate (or whatever else we've been painted as) but because we are very much opposed to these things. Nor do I intend to flame, but to give people something to think about.
There are 27 points in this manifesto, I will address the first 6 in this post.

*cracks knuckles*

I am a Liberal. ...

MSM REPORTS ON POLITICS

Laura Bush predicts Rice won't run in 2008 -- (Reuters)
WASHINGTON - First Lady Laura Bush believes U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would make a great president but predicts she will stay out of the race in 2008.

RNC Chairman Questions Democrats on Iraq -- (AP)
LOS ANGELES -- The head of the Republican National Committee accused Democrats of trying to exploit the Iraq war for political gain at home - the latest attempt to turn mounting criticism away from President Bush....

Alito Hinted at Overturning Roe -- (LA Times)
In a 1985 memo, he urged the Justice Department to defend states seeking to restrict abortion.

Michael Moore denies owning Halliburton! -- (WND)
But author who made charge answers tax returns don't lie
In a nationally televised speech, filmmaker Michael Moore told a college audience he absolutely does not own any Halliburton stock – or any other stock for that matter – a charge leveled at him by author Peter Schweizer in the best-seller book

THE MEDIA

Media time again -- [Phil and Becky - Phil's in Iraq]
My little conspiracy theory is that the villains in the media are not necessarily the guys on the ground getting the stories but rather it is the editors and ideologues back home who pick and choose which stories to run.

Hosting reporters is something of an inconvenience but in this case it was relatively painless. He wanted to write about Iraqi Security Forces and their progress (or lack?), and so we hooked him up with the Military Transition Team that works with our local Iraqi Army brigade. Too easy.

Corrupt Bush Ally Resigns in Shame -- [Camk Katrina]
Check it out: we all knew it would only be a matter of time before the MSM pulled out all the stops to tie disgraced Republican congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham to President Bush, as illustrated in a particularly rancid article from The Australian entitled "Corrupt Bush ally resigns in shame."

Journalism vs. Information Operations -- [Officers Club]
From the LA Times article today:
As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written by American troops in an effort to burnish the image of the U.S. mission in Iraq.

FOX News Holiday Hypocrisy -- [Stop the ACLU]
UPDATE2: Fox has changed the “Holiday Ornaments” to Christmas Ornaments. Now if they can just fix that dang “Holiday Tree”. Our deadline still stands, but unless they turn a deaf ear, they should be changing it.

Distorting Guantanamo Bay -- [Strategy Page]
November 30, 2005: The prison camps at Guantanamo Bay have been the subject of controversy for over three years. The latest flap involves photos used by the media when reporting on the detainee camps. This has become the latest bone of contention between the military and the media. The images most commonly used are of Camp X-Ray, a temporary camp that was replaced by Camp Delta in April, 2002. The newer camps are going to be on the level of the latest correctional institutions anywhere in the world.