Interesting Pic: U.S. Propaganda at it's finest

[Tenkamenin]

You have probably seen the photos of the statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled, and TV footage of jubilant Iraqis rolling the bronze head around, bringing back memories of so many previous popular uprisings – 1989, 1956, 1953...

If there is one thing this war has taught us all, it's that we can't believe what we're told. For Donald Rumsfeld these were "breathtaking". For the British Army they were "historic". For BBC Radio they were "amazing".

A wide angle shot in which you can see the whole of Fardus Square (conveniently located just opposite the Palestine Hotel where the international media are based), and the presence of at most around 200 people – most of them US troops (note the tanks and armored vehicles) and assembled journalists.

The BBC website had the honesty to say that "dozens" of Iraqis were involved, but this grain of truth was swamped by the overwhelming impression of mass joy. The radio and TV were even worse.

The masses are no doubt glad to see the back of Saddam Hussein, but this was a US Army propaganda coup, staged for the benefit of the same journalists it had bombed the day previously, and which the British media have swallowed hook line and sinker. Shame on them.

 

[Tenkamenin]

When I was watching the celebration yesterday I thought it was mostly the locals. However there was one scene that struck me as odd, the people were waving a pic of a Kurdish leader so I figured that there was something weird going on. I was reading some other message boards and a lot of people were saying that a lot of the people celebrating were the Kurds. I'm pretty confused on this thing....

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Interesting...

 

[Mcleanhatch]

When I was watching the celebration yesterday I thought it was mostly the locals. However there was one scene that struck me as odd, the people were waving a pic of a Kurdish leader so I figured that there was something weird going on. I was reading some other message boards and a lot of people were saying that a lot of the people celebrating were the Kurds. I'm pretty confused on this thing....

kurds in bagdad where the big bronze statue was taken down: no

kurds in other northern cities where other sadam symbols have been taken down: yes

 

[PLOT]

kurds in bagdad where the big bronze statue was taken down: no

kurds in other northern cities where other sadam symbols have been taken down: yes

Kurds everywhere: yes

Shites everywhere: yes

Sunni everywhere: yes

Republican Guard: no

Fedayeen :no

Saddam Hussein: no

Protesters: no

Tenkamenin : no

Real prizewinning group your in there Tenk. As always, all the radical leftist have instantanious psychotic episodes and end up on the wrong side of history. Seeing IRAQIS celebrating and cheering in EVERY city and EVERY town and giving victory signs and flowers to soldiers still isnt enough to break your psychosis of reality. I can only imagine how hot you must have gotten when the first Iraqi born child since liberation in Baghdad was named GEORGE......... you must have took a 5th to your dome and searched every internet site possible to find yet another "american conspiracy" to discredit the claim. Go to Iraq and die for the Iraqi regime, it seems no one there is willing to.

Why do you hate Iraqis so much? Why do you want them oppressed?? Why do you get angry when you see Iraqis celebrating? There's no other answer than FANTASY or PSYCHOSIS. Why dont you go to Baghdad and tell the Iraqi civilians you want Saddam back.

:dead:

 

[Tenkamenin]

Why do you hate Iraqis so much? Why do you want them oppressed?? Why do you get angry when you see Iraqis celebrating? There's no other answer than FANTASY or PSYCHOSIS. Why dont you go to Baghdad and tell the Iraqi civilians you want Saddam back.

:dead:

Ignorance has been a common trait with your post, I stil have had no response in the Affrimative Action thread which I'm still waiting for.....

Where have I ever praised Saddam? You can search all you want in the archives but I never said anything about Saddam being a good man. Do I agree with war? Yes, but this war is more about invasion than liberating.

Why do you get angry when you see Iraqis celebrating? There's no other answer than FANTASY or PSYCHOSIS. Why dont you go to Baghdad and tell the Iraqi civilians you want Saddam back.

LMAO!! At this loaded question....Nice try....

Thats like me asking you why do you like to see so many Iraqi's injured or killed by American Weapons?

Don't answer the question, it's loaded just like yours was. However, don't come at me with that bullshit.

Peace

 

[Blight]

Damn, i wish it was clearer.....

Pretty fucking interesting.

 

[Puddahmaan]

Is it just here in Europe or do you also see all the Iraqi protests that are going on actually...I don't feel like they are really happy about the US-army invading their country...anybody of the "right wingers" got an explanation for it...maybe it's european propaganda material...mmmh??

 

[Mcleanhatch]

maybe it's european propaganda material...mmmh??

maybe a little (just like our country did the opposite) since the majority of europeans were agaisnt the war

Is it just here in Europe or do you also see all the Iraqi protests that are going on actually...I don't feel like they are really happy about the US-army invading their country...anybody of the "right wingers" got an explanation for it...maybe it's european propaganda material...mmmh??

alote of what i have been hearing is also that alote of the Irqies that were protesting were doing so by force.

ex.....sadams police go to all the houses and make sure people attend rallies and if you dont you get sent to the torture chambers or maybe even killed.

2nd. if the iraqies really were honestly protesting the war, i think they would have put up a fight, volunteered for the armed forces but that never happened. actually this war was alote easier than we expected and as alote of the photos and vidoe showed many people welcomed us in Iraq.