WSJ Didn't Kick Her Out

For anyone who's been following the saga of Farnaz Fassihi, WSJ reporter in Baghdad, who sent a personal e-mail to friends that circulated widely, prompting rumors that her upcoming vacation was the WSJ's way of getting her out of the way:

Fassihi says, in a less circulated e-mail:

"It's been very upseting to watch this whole thing unfold, particularly the
speculation and spin about the WSJ's reaction, about my vacation and my
beat. I'm not being  punished, stripped off my beat or being forced to take
a vacation. "

There it is. Now shush.