"The portrayal of my reporting in Afghanistan and Iraq as ""embedded blogging"" is inaccurate. 
I was never an ""embedded blogger"" in Iraq and Afghanistan, my credential was always as a [[embedded journalist]].  

Over the past two years, I've reported for several news agencies, both domestic and international

[[Worldnetdaily]][http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59215]

[[Foxnews.com]][http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531006,00.html]
Although I've written commentary for Fox Forums, I have also written hard news for Foxnews.com.  My ""beat"" is technology, national security and, of course, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. 

[[Pajamas Media]] [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/wiki-whacked-by-political-bias/]

[[Human Events]] [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25185] 

[[National_Review_Online]]  [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzQ3ODUyNGZmNTAxODJkYjMxOWU2MTRlN2UxY2ZiNmU=]

[[Weekly Standard]]
[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/013/992ucbed.asp]

[[TV5Monde]] French [http://tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]

[[El_Norte_(Monterrey)]] at [[Grupo Reforma]] Spanish [http://www.elnorte.com/]

My credential as a journalist is issued [[Centcom]], the military command for both Iraq and Afghanistan area of operations.  Please note Centcom does not have an ""embedded blogger"" credential. 

I am also credentialed as a journalist for the United Nations and separately by Special ForcesCombined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan.  Qualification:  The UN and [[Special_Forces_(United_States_Army)]] are fairly difficult credentials to obtain and being an ""embedded blogger"" would not suffice. 

For the record, I've never been quoted, hired or paid as a blogger.  I've always been quoted, paid and hired as a journalist.  I'm not sure where the confusion comes from.    

I'd really appreciate if the editors corrected the record at [[Matt Sanchez]].

If there are editors who wish to contact me please e-mail at Matthew.a.sanchez@gmail.com Matt Sanchez 

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