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>I don't see how the military can stop it. Many of these reporters show and tell their stories live over videophones on FoxNews, CNN, and MSNBC. You can also look at www.reuters.com. I just came across it, and was surprised by the amount of video there, including some from reporters with Iraqi troops.

Just a few observations that I have made as regards report from embedded reporters used by CNN (most are CNN staff, but they do cut to others from time-to-time).
I've been home all day these last few weeks, with CNN or CBC on for war reporting all day long.

1) Though portrayed as 'live' you don't usually see 'live' stated on the screen and I have seen/heard the exact same reports several times each time being left to the viewer to figure out the liveness or not.

2) The reporter ALWAYS [repeat: ALWAYS] have a military person standing off-camera. They don't want you to know this, but sometimes they slip up and make it evident.

Finally, by now virtually every embedded reporter has become a cheer-leader for the group s/he is attached to. A perfectly natural and normal human reaction under such circumstances, but HARDLY providing factual and UNbiased reportage.

Embedding truly is a HUGE propaganda coup for the military and for the coalition itself.