And it's really working out fabulously so far. Headline in this morning's Washington Post: "Photos of Slain Husseins Issued; 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed" Yeah, they're shaking in their boots.
Just ´cause Al Jazeera shows dead bodies don´t make them as bad as FOX. From what I´ve seen of foxnews there about as objective as the nazi propaganda movies of the 30s. Al Jazeera might not be perfect, but they´re not THAT bad.
And now it´s going to be: While millions of Iraqis suffer dire poverty, all the riches generated in their country goes directly to american companys and they are forced to loan money from rich countries who then make sure they get stuck paying a lot more to the rich countries than what they get from them to rebuild there own ruined pooor excuse of one. And that´s how we keep the third world firmly in place.
*gulp* Sorry . . . just watching my nation quench its blood thirst Rocket River "aaarrrgg . . . the scurcy dogs are dead, aaarrrgg " - Uncle 'Pirate' Sam
welcome to the board and please tell me you're joking. granted, Fox News is certainly slanted. but al jazeera is MORE objective than Fox News? come on.
The only reason they will keep up these attacks is to deprive us of the will to continue the fight. They've learned the lessons of Mogadishu well. Kill a few of the Americans, give them a bloody nose and they run home to Mommy. We can't stand casulties. Clinton set a dangerous precedent when he tried to avoid casaulties in military operations at all costs, even at the cost of the mission itself. We must be willing to sustain losses, otherwise, the very reason those soldiers died for will be lost.
I´ve been on the board for 2 years, and you´re the first to welcome me. Thanks. I´m not really joking. All I can answer you with is that when I watch Fox News I feel sick. It doesn´t seem like news to me, but like propaganda. I have to admit though that i have only watched it maybe four or five times, and one of those times they were showing US officials singing "god bless america". I thought that was so hilarious, til I reminded myself of the fact that it was supposed to be news.
We shouldnt have shown the bodies on American TV. Its not like WE are afraid of the brothers and now that we know they are dead, we will feel better........ However, I'm glad we got em. But I didnt need to see the video.
I think we are trying too hard to prove that these guys are Saddam's sons. I guess the next step will be to mount their heads on wall in some Iraqi bar. Reuters Sees Touched Up Bodies of Saddam Sons By Andrew Marshall BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Iraq (news - web sites) partly rebuilt the faces of two bodies shown to journalists on Friday in an effort to convince Iraqis that the battle-scarred corpses were those of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s widely feared sons. I was one of 15 journalists shown into an air-conditioned, khaki tent at Baghdad airport to view the corpses. They did look like the brothers, who U.S. troops said they killed during a siege on Tuesday. Arabic networks al-Jazeera, Abu Dhabi Television and other broadcasters began showing the bodies identified as Uday and Qusay, laid out at the makeshift airport morgue. A U.S. military official said "facial reconstruction" was used to repair wounds, particularly to the face of the elder son Uday, which had disfigured the bodies shown originally to the public in photographs taken by soldiers after the battle. An uncharacteristic beard on the body of Qusay, seen in those U.S. pictures, had been shaved off, leaving a mustache. Inside the tent, U.S. officials said it was standard practice to use morticians putty to prepare bodies for viewing and was not intended to fool the Iraqi people. But while it may be common in the United States, the move is unheard of in the Arab world. That could affect Washington's efforts to quash Iraqi conspiracy theories that the bodies are not in fact those of the once powerful and hated sons of Saddam, who is believed to be still in hiding in Iraq. U.S. officials have already played down the importance of visually identifying the men, saying their dental and medical records positively identified the brothers. Four top Saddam aides have also made positive identification, they say. "You can make anyone look like anyone else," one U.S. official said, insisting the medical evidence was compelling. The brothers were lying side-by-side on metal trolleys, their bruised bodies, riddled with bullets and shrapnel, naked apart from a blue cloth that covered their genitals. Autopsies had been performed on both men and large Y-shape incisions bound by black stitches marked their torsos. SURGICAL HISTORY Uday still wore his beard. A hole in the top of his skull was left untouched. U.S. officials said they had no evidence to support suggestions that he had shot himself to avoid capture. A faint smell of disinfectant hung in the air. Journalists were shown a metal orthopedic plate that officials said they had removed from Uday's left leg and were told that its serial number matched that of a disc that was inserted in his limb after a failed 1996 assassination attempt. U.S. officials have declined to reveal how they have had access to the former ruling family's medical records. They said both men had died from multiple gunshot wounds and blast injuries in the northern city of Mosul. Two other people also died. Those bodies were not shown. U.S. officials say one of them was probably Qusay's teenage son, Mustapha. DNA tests were also being carried out but because previous samples of Uday and Qusay's DNA were not available, U.S. officials said this test would not conclusively identify the bodies. Washington says it has Saddam's DNA. The officials said the bodies would be refrigerated to slow decomposition but their fate thereafter remains unknown. Muslim tradition demands that they be buried as soon as possible. A spokesman for the U.S.-led administration said no one had so far come forward to claim the bodies of the fugitives for burial. He said: "If any of their family members want to come forward, we'd be delighted to speak to them."
A spokesman for the U.S.-led administration said no one had so far come forward to claim the bodies of the fugitives for burial. He said: "If any of their family members want to come forward, we'd be delighted to speak to them." Cutsey speech by the spokesperson. Sort of like the "Bring it on" talk. Holding the bodies hostge. Anyone find this objectionable? How about the $15 mill reward? Imagine how we would think about an enemy putting a $15 mil bounty on Bush's head. I know many think it is simple" They're evil; we're godly, nuff said, but still..... Not honoring Muslim traditions for burial and showmanship. We could easily blow it with the Iraq's if we keep this type of stuff up.
Who was it that said that hypocrisy was like drunk driving...When you do it, you've got reasons why it's ok...but when someone else does it it's just wrong.
