Questions for Lt. Col. Craig Whiteside

1. Do you think embedded journalists in Iraq are useful and provide an accurate portrayal of the war?

2. Would you consider military sources open and willing to provide journalists with accurate information? Or is most information classfied/confidential? Are there stories that should be told but are passed up because the information can't be verified and sources won't to go on the record?

3. In your opinion do the reports on Iraq paint an accurate picture for the public? Or do you think the public has a skewed image of what is going on in Iraq?

4. When you expose the flaws of the military like you did in "Troops Confront Waste in Iraq" do your superiors or colleagues criticize your choice to go public with miliaty mishaps?

5. Do you think the U.S. media acts an objective truth telling force in regards to the war or do you think they show allegiance/favor to the U.S. troops in thier coverage?