You're crazy! But thank you, what you're doing is important. Stay safe.

Already heard both your podcasts this morning (Pacific time)! Great job! You sound somewhat out of touch (what with the fog of war).

Looks like the UN resolution is ready to go. Both sides have also accepted the text of it (or so the headlines claim).

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060811/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_olmert

Keep safe and keep podcasting!

What Lizzie said.

Holy Shit Mike! You are going to give me a heart attack! Any way to have a text version of the podcast put on the Blog? Not all of us have ready access to the audio portion. Or maybe it's just me. It is great to SEE you anyway!

-L

Michael,

You wrote previously:

"Tomorrow I’m going to Israel to get as close to this monster as I can without getting myself killed. (To friends and family who worry about me: I promise not to embed with the IDF and ride into Lebanon on a tank.)"

So I had to smile at the tank pictures.

Keep up the great work--you are there at likely the most critical point in this process!

Michael,

I left a present for you on my blog. I think with a little shading work, the one from Suliamaniya will work. Or perhaps you are trying to be known as the reporter who posts stories from Israel in August while wearing a turtleneck...

A lot of people don't want to take the time to listen to podcasts, which are not efficient because you can't skim them to select what you are interested in. Rely on podcasts, lose a lot of your audience, particularly for newsy content on fast-moving issues.

ZF,

Podcasts are a lot easier to get out quickly. Michael is a perfectionist about his writing and he's in a situation that requires a quick and dirty report. In a lot of ways this is a smart solution because the reality is that if Michael publishes something less than stellar, trolls will be quoting it in comments forever. Podcasts are less pernicious that way.

Oh, dear lord.

I've seen Metulla (from Lebanon, of course). It's right there! You can almost touch it when you're in southern Lebanon! And you're there.

And I just saw Shep Smith on the roof of where you are.

You move quickly, buddy. You move quickly.

So, did the U.N. just give France the green light to boot Israel out of south Lebanon?

Interesting times...

Patrick, while I agree that Michael's perfectionism is better for his blog, his podcast - transcript should be a separate category; like he says his book will be.

Personally, I think mere complilation of his posts would make a reasonably salable book; but it's his call.

I want transcripts, too, separate from thr blog.

Listened to PC#2, I'm quite impressed. I hope you get your teeth into something, you have a calm 'neighbor across the fence' conversational style that will play well - drama queens like Sheppard Smith should look out.

I have kids in school (tuition this month) and some other commitments, but next month I should be able to contribute a little bit.

Best of Luck to ye.

So, did the U.N. just give France the green light to boot Israel out of south Lebanon? - Monkeyboy

Monkeyboy, could you do me a favor. Could you put your handle on the top of your post so I can put my coffee down before I read it. I just shot hot coffee out my nose laughing.

If people don't want take the time to listen to the podcast, so be it. Their call. Michael should do what he thinks is best in a given situation.

It's not enough that you travel all the way over there, you're required to present your output in "skimmable" form for those who are only willing to "pick and choose" what they want.

Wow. What a 'tude. I'd guess this is the type of person who SHOULDN'T be skimming, but that'd be just a guess.

Tom Grey,

I realize that you don't owe me any favors but I would appreciate it if you wouldn't get Michael diverted into the book project. I'm trying to get him to make real money consulting for a few months so he can throw it away on writing the book later. Whenever somebody brings up the book he gets this dreamy expression in his eyes that doesn't go away for weeks. Normally I'm good with that, but the opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan are really heating up and this war is already fixating his attention.

There is only so much Michael to go around and his lovely wife is already getting shorted enough without me dragging him off to do corporate gigs. I really like his wife, she's gracious, beautiful, and a successful person in her own right. She has always been kind to me, even when I dragged him off to Kurdistan. Maybe after this Michael won't have to stay away as long to get material for his book, but I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't bring it up.

So, having listened to that, I'm wondering what the point of the exercise is? We can turn on the TV and minute of the day and see people posing heriocally while in no personal danger, mouthing inanities as if their mere presence in the region gave them some sort of insight unavailable to the rest of us.

I thought the idea was to give us something that the mainstream media didn't.

JBS,

I'm writing. Give me a chance to post first, willya?

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