What do you suppose that the Iraqi's would say in one of those little touchy-feely televised focus groups that Luntz runs for MSGOP or whoever? Following the deaths of three more soldiers who were providing security for a childrens hospital, I would have to guess there would be quite a contentious split among the members of the group.
The attacks continue to deeply frustrate soldiers. "What a lot of people don't understand is that the war is far from over," said Pfc. Adam Gable, of suburban Washington, D.C., who stood guard outside the hospital tonight. Another private first class, Higinio Nunez, from Fresno, Calif., said, "All we want is for people to see that we are here to protect them." But he said Iraqis "call us Ali Babas," a common reference to thieves.
One patient allowed to leave the hospital this afternoon, who would say only that he was from the town of Khan Bani Saad, said that residents were tiring of the American presence, and that that frustration might have been behind the attack. "People don't like to see Americans here," he said.
But the 32-year-old hospital clerk said she was very distressed that Iraqis would attack Americans guarding the hospital. "The people are here to provide security for us," she said. "They are doing their jobs."
So the Iraqi's are calling our troops "Ali Baba's", how can that be a good thing. We're only, what, four months into the neocon dream of flowers, peace and oil and they are already dehumanizing the soldiers by calling them thieves, which in Islam I believe borders on the hell-worthy trespass. Great. Thanks, Rummy. I'm surprised that when General Shinseki picked up his retirement papers, he didn't just come by your office, and give you a pre-emptive bitch-slapping. It might have made you wake up. Nah, yer too stupid. Forest. Trees. You're still looking for moss to find north.
posted by Jo Fish on 07.27.03 at 01:00 PM
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maybe when you ask questions about fcc..why party lines//3-2 ..also do they realize that right wing think tanks are trying to control the media..it is a fact..say what you want you put a spin on everything you do..i find insulting! if people would do there research..not the news ticker controled by the editers of major news agency. the tune would change..the only truth is on the internet..i have a couple of sites..one thing people before corporate profitds hey..
bush's political motivated religious morality will ultimately derail our diversity and individuality*
"CORPORACRACY": Definition: a countries political climate.or structure .$..90%.under corporate control $ with 10% under democractic controll added.( keeps most commoners happy).example United States Of $merica by D.P PEACE.here is a site for you
http://www.ghostelectricity.com/warprofiteers/WarProfiteerCardDeck.pdf and another the real truth about this administration http://www.bushwatch.org/ Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar."- Julius Caesar
BIG BROTHER BUSH..."The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible goverrnment which is the true ruling power of our country....Whatever attitude one chooses to take toward this condition, it remains a fact that in almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons...who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses." --Edward Bernays, 1928, U.S.A.
*** so stop going on all these tv shows spinning your grap to the ingorance of the masses..dp peace i have converted many by stopping the from watching the news tickers and relying on bias..editors..having faith in god is one thing but to have the same in presidents is no go..
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