And just to give you some sense, these guys are going out on helicopter raids at night with very little support and carrying out extremely dangerous assignments each and every day.

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On Sunday, Goldstein told CNN that Pearl was an "extremely cautious reporter" who had turned down assignments he deemed too risky and would never would have knowingly placed himself in a dangerous situation to get a story.

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