U.S. calls for Arab retractions

WorldNetDaily ^ | 5/9/04 | Sherrie Gossett

[wagglebee]

The day after a WorldNetDaily report revealed that photos circulating in the Middle East that depict GI's raping Iraqi women were fake and had originated from pornography sites, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo issued a statement calling on Arab news outlets to publish retractions.

The embassy statement read, "We have done a thorough investigation of the origin of these photos and have conclusive evidence that they originated on a pornographic web site. They are clearly staged photos, done by actors, as the site itself states."

The Al Wafd newspaper published four photographs on the top of its front page that were alleged show American soldiers sexually abusing female prisoners in Iraq. Al Osboa and Al Mussawer published two of the same photos

The U.S. Embassy called the publication of these pornographic photos, with headlines alleging the involvement of U.S. soldiers, a "fundamental violation of journalistic integrity," and stated that their publication needlessly inflamed an already heated atmosphere.

"All Americans were appalled and shocked by the incidents of abuse that took place at Abu Ghraib prison," the statement read, "President Bush said he was disgusted by what took place there, and National Security Advisor Rice offered America's apologies to the Iraqi people. Just as the United States government itself undertook a thorough investigation of these incidents, so will our government bring those found guilty to justice. There is no excuse for the kind of abuse perpetrated by a small minority of people at Abu Ghraib. However, neither do such abuses justify exacerbating the situation by publishing fake photos and claims designed to raise the emotional temperature even further."

[wagglebee]

These apologies will NEVER come.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

These fake photos will just fan the anger of muslim men even more. If anyone is going to rape their women it's going to be them.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Arabs would rather believe the lie.

[ovrtaxt]

I see you've been reading the Koran again! Good insight.

[not2worry]

Are we SURE Larry Flint isn't in the Middle East?

The guys wanted to annihilate President Bush from the get-go. I would not put anything past this scumbag.

[Cicero]

CBS, hillary, and the people behind the leaks to the American press have a lot to answer for. They could care less about inflaming Arab hatred. They have made it much more likely that the Arabs will believe these lies.

They have blackened our country's reputation and endangered our armed forces for the sake of electoral advantage.

[Mo1]

The Arabs would rather believe the lie

So would a few Democrats ... has there been any outraged from them about this fake pictures?

[wagglebee]

A lot like Kerry telling Congress that most of our troops in Vietnam were killing innocent women and children.

[RaceBannon]

Someone sent me an e-mail a year ago of just this, supposedly Americans raping women in Iraq

I saved the e-mail, it looks like a hoax, staged, but could be used to fool the foolish

totally XXX stuff.

[reagan_fanatic]

the U.S. Embassy in Cairo issued a statement calling on Arab news outlets to publish retractions

Fat chance.

[LibWhacker]

Why shouldn't arabs believe them? A significant number of Freepers even believe this rises to the level of "torture?" There's no way to beat propaganda when people are so gullible and dumb.

[muawiyah]

Isn't it simply amazing the speed with which the editors at that Egyptian newspaper found the pornographic websites?

Good Moslems aren't supposed to be looking at such things ~ they'd tear out their eyes first!

(quietly waiting for eyes to start flying left and right..... still waiting)

[Da Mav]

Refresh my memory. Are we down to some homosexual porn pictures and a dogbite now?

You would think we ran ten thousand children through shredders the way people are carrying on.

Maybe there is something really bad coming up. Time will tell.

[TheBattman]

It was probably a porn site sponsored by prominent Democrat's payments...

Heck, probably one of Bill's subscribed sites...

[Dan from Michigan]

Then they will blame them for it.

[bluefish]

If the Arab newspapers do not publish very clear and visible (i.e. Front Page, above the fold, in the headline) retractions, we should declare them enemy combatants and send in special forces to eradicate them - start with the editors.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Boy I wish!

[Joe Hadenuf]

photos circulating in the Middle East that depict GI's raping Iraqi women were fake and had originated from pornography sites, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo issued a statement calling on Arab news outlets to publish retractions.

Even if they do, the savage fanatics on the streets will see them and they'll believe them. The damage is done.

[sheik yerbouty]

They can be floridly psychotic, and believe their own lies. I'm not sure that even sodium pentothal would be effective on that lot. Perhaps Haldol and Prolixin.

[Blood of Tyrants]

150 grains of FMJ behind the ear would cure them.