Living with The Fear

- A freelance correspondent in Baghdad wonders if it's time to get out.

A veteran war correspondent declared Baghdad the most dangerous war zone he'd ever been in. "Baghdad has everything you can think of," he said. "We're getting mortared, kidnapped, drive-by shootings, suicide bombs." People were dying, and, frustratingly, no group ever took credit. The enemy became shadowy, unknown, and, for people who devote their lives to information gathering, to seeing patterns and finding trends and knowing, this random violence was particularly unnerving. It was terrorizing.

Fascinating read from MediaBistro - Who would have thought that war reporting in Baghdad would change from hosting nightly parties to living in the fear of death threats, hyjacking, kidnapping and assasination?