Posted on 06/27/2004 8:50:33 AM PDT by Hildy
Scenes in Fahrenheit 911 of U.S. soldiers taunting and sexually humiliating Iraqi civilians following the successful invasion were shot by Urban Hamid, an embedded Swedish-Iraqi journalist who is presently a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado, the university's student newspaper Camera disclosed today (Tuesday). Moore has declined to respond to questions from interviewers about whether he resorted to subterfuge in order to embed photographers among U.S. forces and has been criticized for not showing footage of the abuses to U.S. military authorities earlier. But Camera reported that the controversial footage by Hamid was actually shown at a theater in Boulder as long ago as March 1 and was subsequently brought to Moore's attention. Hamid, who has lived in the U.S. for the past 12 years, told the newspaper that he has returned to Iraq three times in the past year, presumably to continue to document the course of the war. "Every time I go back, it seems it's gotten worse ... When I last went back, people were so tired and exhausted and had lost hope. It's extremely sad to see."
I am FURIOUS! Why is this Hamid, a Swedish-Iraqi journalist allowed to study in this country while he aids and abets our enemies? Who paid for this "student" to fly back and forth to Iraq four times to take pictures of our soldiers?
My suspicion is that Nick Berg was a Michael Moore mole who was supposed to meet up with the "fun-loving" guys from al Qaeda and give Moore some good footage for his movie. Instead, Berg ended up on a spit, roasting over a fire.
What I don't understand is why some network, FOX perhaps, doesn't go and do a special about how far we've come in Iraq.
Coulldn't agree more!
We never ever hear about the good things that are going on.
Thank goodness for Freerepublic. If I may.
IRAQ THE MODEL
http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/
Sunday, June 27, 2004
Warning!! Good news. Hazardous for pessimists, trolls and anti-war!
:: This morning, Al-Hurra TV reported that the IP succeeded in locating and disarming a big bomb placed in a car in the crowded Al-Jihad district in Baghdad. The bomb was made up of more than 50 kilograms of highly explosive materials together with some artillery shells.
The report also showed pictures for the car and the explosives.
:: Al-Sharqiya TV reported that the IP forces in Basra made a successful arrest of the largest oil-smuggling gang.
The report said that the IP arrested nine members of the gang and found 24 tankers loaded with oil and ready to be smuggled outside Iraq.
:: Al-Sabah paper reported that the IP has arrested the biggest abduction and assassination gang in Baghdad.
There was a fierce fight and heavy gun fire exchange before the IP could arrest the gang with their chief and there were no casualties among the IP.
The gang is believed to have connections outside Iraq.
:: The general directorate of passports declared that Iraqis are going to have new passports instead of the travel document issued by the CPA that are not accepted by most countries and are valid for a single trip only.
The new passports are prepared with high quality that make them uneasy to be faked and will be available to all Iraqis starting from the 5th of July.
:: Yesterday, a friend of mine who’s a doctor visited us. This friend was working in Yemen for five years and has came back 3 months ago to work here despite the fact that he was getting paid about 3 times the usual payment doctors get here.
It’s worth mentioning that most of my friends who were working in Yemen, Libya, Jordan, etc have came back to Iraq and others are still considering despite the large difference in salaries.
This friend of mine along with the others have been searching for a job since he came back and couldn’t get an answer. He was considering going back to Yemen since he didn't see any sighn of hope.
Yesterday he went to the Health ministry and they told him that his application was approved and that he’ll start working next July. He was also told that all the doctors and paramedics who were out of job for any reason will go back to work in chronological order according to the date of their applications but the need for their services will be considered in deciding who gets the job first. They told him that the ministry’s plan is to provide job opportunities for all the new graduates, health workers who left their job for any reason and any one who can be helpful in a plan to reduce unemployment and to promote healthcare in Iraq.
- posted by Omar @ 14:04
These Iraqi blogs are really good,
***What I don't understand is why some network, FOX perhaps, doesn't go and do a special about how far we've come in Iraq.***
ABSOLUTELY!
To an extent I agree with you but now that he's been "outed" let's see what happens.
The fact remains, the soldiers should not have done this and more than that, should've confiscated the camera's of those filming it.
Huh, Mr. Hmaid, can anybody say saddam's and michael moore's equivalent of Monica.
In light of Hans Blix, this is a odd shared nationality. Makes you wonder who his employer was prior to Moore.
See post #6
Yep. Me too.
No proof he was a conservative over there for "business" purposes, and I suspect he was encouraged to get arrested by CIA for dramatic effect.
His dad is the only guy who quickly espoused his son's conservatism, and I thought that was bizarre. I've lost loves ones, and revealing their political lean isn't exactly the first thing that comes to mind when they die. Heck talking to the media wouldn't even occur to me.
My thoughts as well. Moore is unlikely to ever admit that, but I do hope it comes out SOMEHOW.
Hmmm. Interesting theory!
I read this five minutes after reading a Ventura County Star interview with a UC Santa Barbara (liberal university) professor who'd been to Iraq and found the people positive and hopeful, to his surprise. Guess you see what you want to see in Iraq.
We are lucky here in Seattle to have a radio talk show host in Iraq.This man is so positive about what the U.S. is doing over there.He tells it like it is,And he tells the TRUTH!
Bryan Suits
bsuits@fisherradio.com
As you may know, Bryan is a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army. That makes him pefectly "suited" to discuss a wide range of military issues on KVI. It also means that, from time to time, he may be called away to fulfill certain military obligations.
Bryan is now in Iraq. Fortunately, Bryan is able to join us, via satellite from Baghdad once or twice a week on the Rusty Humphries Show. Be listening weekdays between 9am and noon for Bryan's expert insight. It isn't clear exactly when his tour of duty will end. Whenever it does end, Bryan WILL be returning to his evening slot on KVI.
Thanks, Bryan, for serving our country. We look forward to your return and we look forward to hearing from you while you're away.
***The fact remains, the soldiers should not have done this and more than that, should've confiscated the camera's of those filming it.***
How do you KNOW what our soldiers did? This photographer who takes advantage of our hospitality and stabs us in the back was taking pictures of a raid on suspected terrorists as part of his work. Did he use these pictures to make it look as though our soldiers just harrassed the Iraqis for fun? Further, his statement about what's happening in Iraq is sufficient to make him an enemy to the USA. And he should be deported.
SPECIAL REPORT
"I Thought This Was the End"
Journalist Urban Hamid kidnapped in Iraq.
by Urban Hamid
Editor’s Note: Swedish journalist Urban Hamid’s words—and photos—first appeared in the Bullhorn’s March 11 Issue (“Iraq One Year Later”) in the form of a transcribed interview with James Thompson from the “Bullhorn Talk Show” on KRFC 88.9 FM. At the time, Hamid had recently returned from Iraq, where he spent time with the U.S. Army’s Charlie Company and with his family—he is half Iraqi.
Hamid, who once lived in Boulder for several years and attended the University of Colorado, went back to Iraq in early April. On his way to Baghdad from Amman, Jordan, he became wrapped up with the so-called Saraya al-Mujahedin, or Mujahedin Brigades, a name previously unfamiliar to the world—that is, until they kidnapped Japanese civilians (reportedly two humanitarian volunteers and a photojournalist) and threatened to burn them alive if Japan didn’t withdraw its 550 troops from Iraq. As of press time, various reports had confirmed those hostages were still being held, and seven Chinese citizens were taken captive on April 11.
On Thursday, April 8, Hamid was kidnapped and detained with seven South Korean missionaries, who claimed they were doctors and nurses instead of messengers of Christ. The Korean hostages were released seven hours later; Hamid was released within the hour, and faced even more peril in the middle of a firefight between Iraqis and American forces.
What follows is Hamid’s account of events, first published in Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The following version has been translated from the Swedish and edited for style and content.
(snip)
http://www.rockymountainbullhorn.com/Week_33_2004/nv1_news2.htm
No doubt about it, yes it is very interesting that michael moore interviews the son of a publicly published committed hate America leftist(Michael Berg).
Amd still Mr. Berg blames Bush for the actions by the people who committed the autrocites of 9/11 and the beheading of his son, like michael moore does.
Chirping Bird bump.
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