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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Marine Officer Who Died In Iraq Had Been Escorting Oliver North and 'Newsweek' Journalist


WTF?

Marine Officer Who Died In Iraq Had Been Escorting Oliver North and 'Newsweek' Journalist:

NEW YORK Marine Maj. Megan McClung, a public affairs officer who became the highest-ranking woman killed in Iraq when she died two weeks ago, had been escorting Oliver North and a FOX News crew through Ramadi just moments before a roadside bomb took her life, a military spokesman told E&P on Monday.

When the explosion occurred on Dec. 6, McClung was in the midst of escorting a Newsweek staffer, according to Lt. Col. Bryan Salas, a public affairs officer stationed at Camp Fallujah.

'My understanding is that Newsweek was with her at the time of the explosion, in a different vehicle,' Salas said. 'She had just dropped off the Fox News crew.'

A Fox News spokesperson said she could not confirm North's involvement, while Newsweek confirmed that its correspondent, Sarah Childress, was involved.

McClung, 34, had just left North, a Fox contributor, and his crew at the Ramadi Government Center following a 10-minute escorted drive from Camp Ramadi, a U.S. Army base there, Salas said. 'It was her first and only escort with him,' Salas told E&P. 'He was covering the Marines in Ramadi.' Many journalists go out without any military escort, even in dangerous areas.

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