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2003-03-29 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2003-03-29 02:26 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Is it just me or is is a bit odd that this is a Reuters piece in the Post quoting what seems to be a different account by the Post?

Posted by B. 2003-03-29 04:15:25|| 2003-03-29 04:15:25|| Front Page Top

#2 I think it's very odd. What I find even stranger is that most radio and TV, that were once mildly to moderately anti-American, have pulled out all stops. Almost overnight, they jumped from "shading" to blatant propaganda.

Yesterday, on NPR, I heard them accept the use of human shields and fake surrenders as "asymetrical warfare". And he said, "they (the fierce Iraqi fighters putting up stiff, unexpected resistance) use our weaknesses as their strengths". You'da thunk he was going to talk about our humanitarian nature, but ...no....it was our stretched supply lines. It's not just NPR, it's almost ALL the major outlets. The propaganda is sooooo obvious, it would be humorous if it didn't cost lives. It's like they are so desperate right now, that they don't CARE what the consequences down the road for them will inevitably be.

Posted by anonymous 2003-03-29 07:37:28|| 2003-03-29 07:37:28|| Front Page Top

#3 As I understand it, the 22-year-old U.S. policy NEVER applied to declared war situations.

Posted by Tom 3/29/2003 7:49:28 AM|| 3/29/2003 7:49:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 As I understand it, the 22-year-old U.S. policy NEVER applied to declared war situations.

Posted by Tom 2003-03-29 07:49:28|| 2003-03-29 07:49:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Sir Christopher Hogg, the current Chairman of Reuters, was a trustee of the Ford Foundation (1987 to 1999). The FF is one of the major source of funds for NPR, which may explain why they present almost identical info.

Posted by anonymous. 2003-03-29 08:38:23|| 2003-03-29 08:38:23|| Front Page Top

#6 "Info" is interesting euphemism for "propaganda," which is pretty much NPR's exclusive output for over a decade. NPR is a line budget item that needs "ajustment." How could it complain when its funding is reallocated to Food For Peace?

Posted by tbn 2003-03-29 10:44:58|| 2003-03-29 10:44:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Just make notes and keep track. There needs to be some accounting by these sick donkeys after this is all over. The "hate America" crowd has had free reign for too long.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-03-29 12:11:25|| 2003-03-29 12:11:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Dave D. 'they want us to lose period" Do these idiots realize that if we lose they lose. I'm afraid this is the start of a war of civilizations. A war between middle ages Islamists and the secular world. With no delineation between capitolist or communist

Posted by Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-03-29 20:04:56|| 2003-03-29 20:04:56|| Front Page Top

#9 CIA killings? *gasp*

If violence and strong-arming are such fixtures of the Arab world, why not reestablish these 'cloak and dagger' type offices in the Middle East, and around the world... Its about time we let the CIA regrow some TEETH!... Guys in trenchcoats doing shady things - hiring shady people to do still shadier things -- all because we live in a VERY shady world... I'd feel a lot safer knowing that we hadn't tied our intelligence agencies' hands when it comes to 'taking care of business' or actually, (heaven forbid) gathering INTELLIGENCE!...

Posted by Steve 2003-03-30 02:14:41|| 2003-03-30 02:14:41|| Front Page Top

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