Martha Raddatz
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"Martha Raddatz" is an American reporter with ABC News. She currently serves as the network's Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent. She reports for ABC's World News Tonight with David Muir, Nightline (US news program)/Nightline, and other network broadcasts. In addition to her work for ABC News, Raddatz has written for The New Republic and is a frequent guest on Public Broadcasting Service/PBS's Washington Week. The Guardian said Raddatz "is known for having well-cultivated sources inside the United States Department of Defense/defense department."

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If you're going to cover the Iraqi military, you have to go with them, you have to see how they live.

Bob is in surgery. I'm not sure Doug is in surgery at this point.

Today's anchor handles breaking news. They do that live. If they don't know what they're talking about, the viewer will know. These are not people reading scripts.

It's become a primary target. It's a softer target, as you know, but it is a primary target to attack these forces. There have been hundreds and hundreds - thousands, probably - of Iraqi security forces killed. Sometimes they're attacked by suicide bombers, but they have become a primary target. It is very dangerous business training these troops, for that reason alone.

The initial reports were that they hit an improvised explosive device and then that was followed up by small arms fire.

They were both immediately injured, taken away. They are shrapnel wounds. Both have them to the head.

I have worked with Doug Vogt so many times. He is no hot dog. Bob Woodruff would not take risks ... They are both very careful.

If you're going to cover the Iraqi military forces, you have to be with them. You have to see how they live. I will tell you one thing, a few months ago when I was there and we wanted to get into an Iraqi pickup truck, one of the American soldiers said, you can't do that. It's way too dangerous.