http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq An entire Lightstalkers thread via RSS/XML. en-us fyi: This unusual? http://www.warshooter.com/content/zoriah-war-photographer-diaries-embed-terminated-marine-corps Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:08:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq Just read this....really disappointing, to say the least. Zoriah was doing important work. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:55:04 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124671 that is too too bad...his work was powerful, intense, real, as were the words and his diary..... that's just too bad for all of us, concerning is dis=embedding... thanks for sharing, i hadnt seen the news until now... b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:03:30 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124674 sad sad sad... but what to expect? when someone finally had the guts and powers to show the rest of the world the real deal of what is happening, they are getting expelled by a micromanaging military authority that doesnt want the world to see what they do for a "living". agree with all of you. zoriah`s work was strong stuff. obviously too strong for some... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:07:27 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124677 i almost got thrown out of one unit for similar pics. I didn't have any of dead or wounded US grunts though. Ironically it was pics of dead Muj Cong that almost got me booted. Thankfully a wise PAO and BCT commander came to my defense. Great stuff, Zoriah. Tragic and amazing. Be safe. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:24:05 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124679 I must say Bill, I really admire you guys for having the guts to go there and bring the info out, and, for challenging the authorities in which you are embedded under. I think alot more photogs in situations like Zoriah would like to bring out photos like that, or may even have them. but, no one will publish it, or they face expelling or so... the pictures are too real... am I right? cheers! Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:15:18 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124690 Thank you all for your support and kind comments. Yes, I do believe that many other photographers are sitting on amazing images from this war. Possibly afraid of getting banned from an embed or blacklisted completely and forced out of the work they survive on, it is a bad situation to be put in. I am happy to stand firm on this issue and allow myself to get kicked out in hopes that this may allow another photographer to keep their camera out in a bad situation and get those images to the public's eyes...where they belong. I am currently awaiting a decision from Petraeus (I hear) to find out if I am going to be blacklisted completely. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:12:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124809 Says a lot about you, Zoriah (respect!) and the government... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:55:41 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124820 Anyword from the palace, Zoriah? Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:50:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124872 Your an amazing man, but one idle question. So where do you go from here? Feel free not to answer. Tim Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:49:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124873 Thanks so much to all of you for the support. I will be posting soon about the situation here, just waiting for a few things to get worked out. I guess I should go back into that post from a few months ago about censorship in embeds and change my official comment on the subject! Tim: I have a million other projects lined up all around the world, I never planned on spending even this much time embedded, so there will not be any problems. I have projects in Afghanistan, Burma, Palestine, Eastern and Western Europe, Scandinavia and the States set up during the coming five months. I will however continue to fight this and stand up for the rights of myself, everyone who is still trying to work here and those of you who may want to come here at some other point. We can not tolerate people telling us what to shoot...we owe the public to stand up for such things! They put their hand in front of the wrong lens... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:05:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124921 Z - Don't let em see you sweat, man. Cheers, Bill. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:37:19 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124930 Keep up the good/important work Zoriah.Dont let them screw you. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:26:03 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124962 yep, keep up. and if you`re in the vicinity of oslo, norway between oct-jan, beers on me ;) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:01:30 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124974 Keep up the goof fight, Zoriah. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:49:06 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124978 Really frustrating to hear this news, Zoriah. Thanks for keeping us all posted. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:08:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/zoriah-iraq-war-diary-gets-him-kicked-out-of-iraq#124980