It's hard to commemorate an anniversary like this and try to cover a decade in half an hour. Regardless, WNR managed to revisit a variety of issues in their broadcast, with lots of voices that many of us wouldn't otherwise hear - doctors, humanitarian workers, and Iraqis. Voiceovers were solid, as was the writing and transitions. A few audio issues were the only technical problems with the broadcast overall. There are a few quick cuts that are missing fades, the call quality on a lot of the interviews was very poor, and at times, I had to turn my speakers up to hear.

From the beginning, I was hopeful to get a look back when I heard the clips of George W. Bush -- it's a series of memorable scenes that immediately place the listener back in time. But soon after, the broadcast slows down within the first 3 minutes because of such heavy copy. More historical and familiar clips (perhaps include some of Colin Powell's pre-invasion testimony, or news clips from those unconvinced of the WMD presence) would have kept listeners in the 2003 mindset.

Audio quality issues, a lack of natural sound, and copy heavy writing are this episode's biggest issues (and I blame resources mostly, not the production team entirely -- it's difficult to find a way to cheaply record a phone call). But the raw information within the stories told make up for issues. The most compelling portion were the reports of human rights abuses, by far, and it's always interesting to hear from people with boots on the ground, and how the rest of the world reacted to their findings. Though the classic "I told you so," does less good today, the fact that a generation of reporters are aware of these canary in the coal mine situations is extremely valuable for future international reporting (what kinds of things are we hearing out of Syria? Egypt? Afghanistan and Iraq?). I have no doubt that given more resources, this team could very easily produce some of the most unique and much-needed reporting that others in our generation can connect to.