<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Buttle&#039;s World]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[clgood]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com/author/buttle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Yon Checks In]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>People on his list just got an email saying:</p>
<blockquote><p>General David Petraeus has announced the beginning of a major offensive in Iraq.</p>
<p>I have satellite gear and should be posting daily updates.</p></blockquote>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet, now would be a good time to bookmark his <a href="http://www.michaelyon-online.com/">blog</a>.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, he has posted the last of his four part series, <a href="http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/death-or-glory-part-iv.htm">Death or Glory</a>. At the end he hints about future dispatches:</p>
<blockquote><p>As these words go to print, I am entering into major combat along with U.S. forces against Al Qaeda.
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