What a difference!
The new TIME magazine changed its cover story in the U.S. about the new Taliban that was in all the international editions, while NEWSEEK devoted almost all of its U.S. edition to the last words of many casualties of the war.
VOICES OF THE FALLEN is a terrific special issue that includes letters, email messages and SMS like this one:
The text-message exchange below is between Evey (jaseevey) and his father (johnevey). johnevey (2:33:44 PM): Are you going to get some dinner?
johnevey (2:33:52 PM): Mom mentioned that you weren’t sure that you would.
jaseevey (2:34:06 PM): I dunno, not really interested tonight
jaseevey (2:34:14 PM): have to put on full gear to go and eat
johnevey (2:34:15 PM): Are your missions going ok?
johnevey (2:34:26 PM): Wow, just to eat.
jaseevey (2:34:33 PM): yeah
jaseevey (2:34:38 PM): missions have been fine
johnevey (2:34:39 PM): Is that because of the need to be ready or the potential for shelling?
jaseevey (2:34:55 PM): had a big IED the other night…but we found it
johnevey (2:35:02 PM): Or are you just in a danger zone getting to the mess hall?
jaseevey (2:35:12 PM): it was in some grass and there was wire poking out
johnevey (2:35:14 PM): Found the IED on the mission?
johnevey (2:35:24 PM): Found before it exploded?
jaseevey (2:35:29 PM): yeah, we usually find one
jaseevey (2:35:33 PM): yes
johnevey (2:35:43 PM): Along a roadway?
johnevey (2:36:06 PM): Are they detonated by contact or by some kind of remote signal?
jaseevey (2:36:49 PM): yeah…cell phone, RC car control…you name it
jaseevey (2:36:56 PM): garage door openers
jaseevey (2:37:06 PM): security key fobs for car doors
jaseevey (2:37:19 PM): they arent new to this
johnevey (2:37:24 PM): So someone is watching and hoping that troops get close enough for it to do some damage.
jaseevey (2:37:28 PM): yep
johnevey (2:37:50 PM): Sounds harrowing.
jaseevey (2:37:57 PM): it can be
johnevey (2:38:00 PM): How do you find them.
jaseevey (2:38:07 PM): drive slow
jaseevey (2:38:17 PM): stay alert of anything odd
johnevey (2:38:32 PM): So your job is to keep the road open for traffic?
jaseevey (2:38:39 PM): most of the time
johnevey (2:38:48 PM): What do you do when you find them–detonate them>?
jaseevey (2:39:12 PM): pretty much
Evey, 29, of Stockton, Calif., was killed on July 16, 2006, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was hit by an IED during combat operations in Baghdad.